This is not how this driver thought his day would go…
A shocking video shows the moment a United Airlines jet came in low during landing and clipped a tractor-trailer driving on the highway.
According to Fox News, the plane was on final approach when its landing gear and underside clipped a light pole and a bakery truck traveling on the roadway beneath. The Boeing 767 was traveling from Venice, Italy to New Jersey. The trucker was driving on the New Jersey Turnpike from Baltimore at the time of impact.
The dashcam footage from this trucker is what really gets people talking. From the driver’s perspective, everything seems normal until the plane flies in, looking dangerously low. In seconds, the aircraft makes contact, slamming into the truck and sending it jolting down the road as debris flies.
Despite how violent it looks, the outcome could’ve been much worse. The truck driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, and incredibly, everyone on board the plane was unharmed.
The plane was still able to land safely at Newark Liberty International Airport after the impact, but the incident is now under investigation as officials work to figure out exactly how it got that low on approach.
“Upon its final approach into Newark International Airport, United flight 169 came into contact with a light pole. The aircraft landed safely, taxied to the gate normally and no passengers or crew were injured,” said United Airlines in their statement.
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