Frontier flight collides with pedestrian on Denver runway
- A Frontier Airlines flight collided with a person on the tarmac in Denver, United States, on Friday, May 8 in the evening.
- The airport management confirmed on Saturday that “the pedestrian crossed the perimeter fence and was hit just two minutes later while crossing the runway.”
- Around a dozen injuries were reported among the people on board, with five hospitalized.
Emergency services responded immediately. A person died on Friday evening in Denver, United States, after a collision with a Frontier Airlines flight departing from Los Angeles. “The pedestrian crossed the perimeter fence and was hit just two minutes later while crossing the runway,” according to the airport management, specifying that the victim has been identified. “It does not appear to be an airport employee and their identity has not yet been established,” they added in a series of messages published on Saturday.
The incident occurred at around 11:19 PM local time. “We are stopping on the runway, we just hit someone, we have an engine fire… There was a person crossing the runway,” a pilot informed air traffic controllers, as per an audio recording published on ATC.com. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, was carrying 224 passengers and seven crew members, according to Frontier. They were all evacuated “safely via slides as a precaution,” the company stated to the media, including CNN.
Further investigation will determine how this incident occurred. The perimeter fence was “examined” and found to be “intact.” The affected runway was expected to reopen “in the coming hours.”
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Twelve people sustained “minor injuries,” with five of them “transported to local hospitals,” according to Denver airport, which mentioned that most passengers were able to continue their journey on a new Frontier flight. An inquiry will determine how this incident occurred. The perimeter fence was “examined” and found to be “intact.” The affected runway was expected to reopen “in the coming hours.”
