A 64-year-old man operating a United Airlines tug truck was hospitalized after an American Eagle aircraft collided with his vehicle at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Saturday evening. The aircraft, Flight 6181, was headed to Wisconsin and operated by Air Wisconsin. The incident occurred around 7:35 p.m. local time as the man attempted to cross a taxiway. The wing of the aircraft struck the tug truck, causing it to flip over and pin the man underneath. Passengers on board the aircraft deplaned safely and were bused to the terminal. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will investigate the incident.
FILE - The O'Hare International Airport terminals are seen from the south air traffic control tower in Chicago
One man was hospitalized after the wing of an aircraft crashed into a tug truck at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Saturday, according to the Chicago Police Department statement reported byThe 64-year-old man hospitalized was operating the United Airlines tug truck when the aircraft collided with the vehicle around 7:35 p.m. American Airlines confirmed that the aircraft headed to Wisconsin, American Eagle flight 6181, was operated by Air Wisconsin.
The man "attempted to cross the taxiway" at the airport when the wing of an aircraft "struck" his tug truck, before the vehicle flipped over and pinned him underneath, according to the police statement obtained byAir Wisconsin Flight 6181 struck a tug while approaching the gate at Chicago O’Hare International Airport around 7:35 p.m. local time on Saturday, Feb. 1. The passengers deplaned and were bused the terminal.
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