Plane and truck avoid collision in a close call at a North Carolina airport
There was a near miss on an airport tarmac Wednesday between an American Airlines plane and a truck.Video from Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina shows the pilot of the plane had to slam on the brakes to avoid a collision.On air traffic control radio, the pilot can be heard telling the tower about the near miss. Thankfully no one was hurt, and the plane was able to take off after a brief pause.A similar incident happened at New York's Laguardia Airport last month, when an Air Canada plane crashed into a fire truck crossing the active runway.RELATED STORY | ‘Stop, truck 1, stop’: Audio captures moments before deadly plane crashSurveillance video of that incident showed the crash and the fire truck rolling before coming to a stop. The pilot and co-pilot aboard the aircraft were killed. Two people were inside the truck, and both survived.A preliminary analysis shows the plane was traveling 104 mph when it collided with the truck.In the aftermath, the controller can be heard closing the airport: “LaGuardia Airport is closed at this time. No aircraft in or out.”
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