Driver on N.J. Turnpike hurt as United plane hits pole on approach to Newark airport - BERITAJA

A United Airlines level deed a ray rod during its last attack to Newark Liberty International Airport, injuring a driver connected the New Jersey Turnpike and causing harm to the aircraft, officials said Sunday.

Flight UA169, a Boeing 767 carrying 221 passengers and 10 unit members, “struck an entity complete the southbound New Jersey Turnpike, causing harm to a ray station and a tractor trailer walking southbound connected the turnpike,” the Port Authority Police Department said.

A root acquainted pinch the business confirmed a portion of the ray rod struck the vehicle. The driver was taken to a infirmary pinch insignificant injuries and has since been released, constabulary said.

The formation originated from Venice, Italy, and landed about 2 p.m., the section said. The craft landed safely and taxied to the gross normally, pinch nary injuries reported connected board, a United Airlines spokesperson said.

In dashcam video shared pinch Beritaja, a large whizzing sound could beryllium heard earlier solid breaks arsenic a portion of the ray rod deed the motortruck while the driver was walking connected the turnpike.

Chuck Paterakis, who oversees proscription for Schmidt Bakery, said the driver was transporting products from the institution erstwhile the incident occurred.

Paterakis said the driver's injuries included solid successful his limb and hand.

“It’s a miracle,” Paterakis told Beritaja. “It could person been traumatically worse.”

Port Authority constabulary said the level sustained insignificant damage, and United said its attraction squad was evaluating the aircraft.

“We will behaviour a rigorous formation information investigation into the incident and our unit has been removed from work arsenic portion of the process,” the hose said.

Airport unit inspected the runway for debris aft the incident, and normal operations astatine Newark “quickly resumed,” Port Authority constabulary said.

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board confirmed they are investigating.

An NTSB interrogator is scheduled to get successful Newark connected Monday, and the agency directed United Airlines to supply some the cockpit sound recorder and formation information recorder.

The NTSB said a preliminary study is expected wrong 30 days.