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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
HONG KONG, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) — A Boeing 747 cargo plane arriving at Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) International Airport from Al Maktoum International Airport in the United Arab Emirates skidded off the northern runway and crashed into the sea early Monday morning.
The incident occurred around 3:50 a.m. and resulted in two people being thrown into the sea.
According to preliminary data, four crew members were rescued and taken to hospital.
Due to the incident, the decision was made to close the northern runway. The southern and middle runways will continue to operate normally.
According to local police and media reports, the four crew members of the plane were not injured, but there is a suspicion that the plane collided with a ground support vehicle on the runway. -0-
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