New surveillance video shows United jet hit truck on NJ Turnpike
NBC New York • • business
Key Points:
- Newly released security footage shows United Flight 169 clipping a tractor-trailer and a light pole on its final approach to Newark Airport, with the truck driver narrowly avoiding serious injury despite shattered windows.
- The flight, arriving from Venice, Italy, landed safely with all 231 passengers unharmed, though the plane sustained visible damage to its belly and tires.
- The tractor-trailer, operated by Schmidt Bakery, was delivering goods to Newark when impacted, resulting in minor injuries to the driver who is expected to fully recover.
- The incident also caused a light pole to fall onto a nearby Jeep, with no injuries reported in the vehicle.
- United Airlines has removed the flight crew from service pending a rigorous safety investigation, with the FAA and National Transportation Board also conducting inquiries into the accident.
