United Airlines Boeing 767 strikes truck and light pole during Newark airport landing
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Aaron Cooper, Sarah Dewberry
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Summary
A United Airlines Boeing 767 flight (Flight 169) arriving from Venice, Italy, with over 200 passengers and 10 crew members struck a streetlight and a tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike while landing at Newark Liberty International Airport. The plane was traveling over 160 mph when it crossed over the highway. The truck driver was injured, but no injuries were reported among passengers or crew.
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United Flight 169 was arriving from Venice, Italy, carrying more than 200 passengers and 10 crew members.
The plane, a Boeing 767, was going more than 160 miles an hour when it crossed over the New Jersey Turnpike, just outside of the airport, according to flight tracking site Flightradar24.
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