Two killed as cargo plane skids off Hong Kong runway

A cargo plane slammed off a runway while making its way to Hong Kong International Airport, killing two people.

Two airport security personnel were killed when the plane crashed into a patrol car early on Monday, according to authorities, and the plane then crashed into the sea.

The Boeing 747 cargo plane from Dubai landed at the busy hub just before 4:00 am Monday (20:00 GMT Sunday), according to Steven Yiu, executive director of airport operations at Airport Authority Hong Kong.

He claimed that the plane had left the security patrol car in the sea water that borders the airport after it had departed from the airport’s north runway, crashed through a fence, and struck the plane’s north runway, leaving both vehicles there. When the aircraft struck the patrol car, it was standing on the other side of the fence.

At the scene, a 30-year-old man was found dead in the patrol car. Authorities reported the death of a 41-year-old man who was taken to a hospital.

Divers removed both by about five meters (16 feet) from the shore from the sunken car.

The tail section of the aircraft was broken off, the cockpit damaged, and the emergency slide turned on, according to footage taken from the scene.

Emirates leased aircraft

A plane owned by and operated by Turkish freight carrier ACT Airlines on behalf of Emirates was involved in the accident at the world’s busiest cargo airport, the latter said in a statement.

The four crew members on board the aircraft have been treated in nearby hospitals, according to Emirates.

One of the most serious safety incidents since the airport opened in 1998, according to Yiu, will be investigated to find out what caused the plane to leave the tarmac.

The aircraft didn’t issue an emergency signal, according to officials, and the runway and weather had allowed for safe landing at the time of the incident.