On Friday, a LATAM Airlines flight Plane Hits Fire Truck at Peru Airport. According to a social media post from the authorities, the two firefighters in the vehicle were killed in the collision, while the passengers and crew of the jet were all unharmed.
On social media, several videos show the airplane and fire truck colliding. One of the videos shows the passenger plane hurtling down the runway when it collides with the fire engine approaching from the other side. In another footage, the jet is catching fire and spewing out dense, black smoke.
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Peru’s Health Minister
According to Peru’s health ministry, twenty passengers were being treated at a clinic, and at least two had serious conditions. No crew members or passengers died. Plane Hits Fire Truck at Peru Airport. The ministry added that 61 individuals had been moved from Jorge Chavez International Airport to nearby clinics and hospitals. According to Reuters, it’s unclear if this was a precaution or a result of an injury.
Peru’s President
Separately, Pedro Castillo, the president of Peru, sent a message of sympathy to the families of the two firefighters. Mr. Castillo tweeted once that he hoped for the wounded people’s recovery.
“I extend my sincere condolences to the families of the heroic firefighter Angel Torres and Nicolas Santa Gadea, who perished in the incident at Jorge Chavez Airport. They are in my prayers and thoughts. I wish that the injured may recover, Mr. Castillo wrote.
LATAM PERU
According to LATAM Peru, during takeoff from Lima’s Jorge Chavez International Airport, flight LA 2213, served the Lima-Juliaca route. A plane Hits Fire Truck at Peru Airport and crashed with a fire engine that had entered the runway. Immediately after the mishap, the passenger plane was forced to land, and rescue workers were dispatched to the scene.
2 Firefighter Killed in Incident
At Lima’s airport on Friday, two firemen perished after a passenger plane collided with their fire truck during takeoff before crashing on the runway, according to officials.
There were 102 passengers on board the domestic flight, according to the airline LATAM, which also stated that “no passengers nor crew members lost their lives.”
Plane Hits Fire Truck at Peru Airport. According to websites that track aircraft, the plane was an Airbus A320. Video captured by witnesses and broadcast by Peruvian television networks showed the plane taking off at top speed and striking the fire truck, which was also moving quickly.
According to LAP
The aircraft’s right side dragged along the runway as it continued on its trajectory, leaving a trail of smoke and flames in its wake. The back of the aircraft suffered severe burns.
The company that runs Jorge Chavez Airport, Lima Airport Partners (LAP), expressed its “deep sadness” for the deaths of two members of the LAP Aeronautical Fire Brigade in the collision between a fire engine and the plane carrying passengers on flight LA2213 from Lima to Juliaca.
The LAP said, “Teams are giving all passengers the appropriate treatment, and everyone is doing fine.”
Plane Hits Fire Truck at Peru Airport. It continued, “We are also investigating to identify the incident’s cause.
According to Lima firefighters, four ambulances and rescue units were dispatched at 3:25 p.m. local time (20:25 GMT).
Statement of the Prosecutor Officer
The prosecutor’s office announced that it would begin an inquiry into the “Possible offenses include culpable injuries and culpable homicide. “Until further notice, airport activities have been ceased, “the management firm reported.
A LATAM flight carrying 48 people made an emergency landing in Asuncion, Paraguay, last month after navigating a dangerous storm.
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