The accident occurred due to the collision of two planes at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan. Five people were killed. The Minister of Transport of Japan said this.
A Japan Airlines passenger plane caught fire shortly after landing at Haneda Airport on Tuesday evening, Tokyo local time. All 379 passengers on the flight got off safely. It was later learned that after landing on the runway, the passenger aircraft collided with the Coast Guard relief aircraft.
Japan’s Transport Minister Tetsuyo Seito said the captain of the plane was able to get out according to information received from the Coast Guard aircraft. However, five passengers of the aircraft were killed.
The passenger plane took off from the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido after landing at Haneda Airport. Japan, January 2 The passenger plane took off from the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido and crashed shortly after landing at Haneda Airport.
According to news agency Reuters, five crew members of the Coast Guard aircraft were killed. It was not immediately known how many passengers were on the plane.
Live video footage showed a portion of the passenger plane on fire. Flames are coming out of the plane’s windows. At this time, the fire was also seen on the runway. Rescue workers quickly brought down the passengers from the aircraft.
The Japan Coast Guard said its plane was carrying relief supplies to the quake-hit area. The plane was supposed to fly from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport to Niigata Airport on Japan’s west coast.
On the other hand, the passenger plane took off from Hokkaido island in northern Japan and landed at Haneda Airport. There were 379 passengers including 12 crew in this aircraft.
