American Airlines jet crashed into a bus early this morning at Los Angeles International Airport. The jet was being towed when it struck a passenger bus injuring five people.
The collision happened near 10:00 PM Pacific time when the American Airlines’ Airbus A321 plane was towed from a gate. A bus was transporting passengers between terminals and the two vehicles collided.
In a statement, Los Angeles World Airports said, “The aircraft that was being towed from a gate to a remote parking location made physical contact with a bus traveling on the south side of the LAX airfield.”
Los Angeles World Airports is the governing body for Los Angeles International Airport.
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The accident happened on the south side of the airport. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
American Airlines operations continued otherwise.
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