Five people aboard a Japan Coast Guard aircraft died Tuesday when it hit a Japan Airlines passenger plane on the ground in a fiery collision at Tokyo’s Haneda airport. It’s believed the coastguard aircraft, which was taking food to areas hit by Monday’s powerful earthquake, collided with the Japan Airlines plane as it landed on the runway. But five of the six crew members from the smaller plane — bound for central Japan after Monday’s huge earthquake — died, Saito said. Television and unverified footage shared on social media showed the Japan Airlines (JAL) airliner moving along the runway before a large eruption of orange flames and black smoke burst from beneath and behind it. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida confirmed that five of the six crew on the coastguard plane died while trying to get help to people affected by yesterday’s earthquake.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 02, 2024 17:33 UTC