A fire truck entered the runway and collided with the LATAM A320 NEO that was taking off at Jorge Chavez airport in Lima, Peru pic.twitter.com/XtIP2Y8KnR
— OlaWaveNews (@WaveOla) November 18, 2022
A LATAM Airlines (LTM.SN) jet collided with a vehicle on the runway of Peru’s Jorge Chavez International Airport as it was taking off on Friday, the carrier said, resulting in the death of two firefighters who were on the ground.
No passengers or crew members were killed in the incident, the airline said.
“Unfortunately, two aeronautical firefighters have died,” fire brigade commander Luis Ponce told local television station Canal N.
🇵🇪 | ÚLTIMA HORA: Accidente en el Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chavez de Lima, Perú, se cruza un camión en el camino de un avión de LATAM. pic.twitter.com/3jyoVdTyrm
— Alerta Mundial (@AlertaMundial2) November 18, 2022
— Ronald Hinostroza (@ronaldsud) November 18, 2022
Photo from on board LATAM Peru LA2213 pic.twitter.com/mBMAcF2Ro8
— Flight Emergency (@FlightEmergency) November 18, 2022
