Insane Video: Car Drives Right Into Plane At Hong Kong Airport

Insane Video: Car Drives Right Into Plane At Hong Kong Airport

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Some insane footage has emerged of a van driving straight into a Dragonair A330 at Hong Kong Airport. The plane was bound for Penang and taxiing to the runway when this happened. Heres’ the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo1hzqNAltc

Per the South China Morning Post:

A police spokesman said: “The driver who was trapped on board the light goods vehicle was rescued. He was injured in the head and shoulder and taken conscious to North Lantau Hospital for treatment.”

Dragonair sources said its crew were not thought to be at fault, according to an inquiry by the airline.

Airports have very simple right of way rules — you always give way to the aircraft. So clearly this wasn’t the pilot’s fault. As far as the driver goes, the way the accident happened sure is bizarre. I wonder if the driver was distracted, unconscious, or what. Hopefully the driver is okay. It sure looks insane based on the pictures taken from the plane:

https://twitter.com/rthk_enews/status/773831940554133504

Fortunately no one on the plane was hurt, though there’s obviously serious damage to the plane, so it will be out of service for a bit.

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  1. emercycrite Guest

    The aircraft appeared to be already moving under its own power. Thank goodness the driver wasn't sucked into the engine.

  2. James Guest

    If the driver were brown or wore a turban, he probably would have been sent to jail for being a terrorist, even before they did the medical check up on him. Just saying

  3. Jordan Guest

    Poor thing. Hope he is able to recovery as best as possible.

  4. Mike O. Guest

    The driver unfortunately had a stroke while he was driving.

  5. p Guest

    I hope the video title is a translation error. I most certainly did not see a "Plane crash[] into a van" in the video

  6. Varun Susarla Guest

    Good for passengers.
    Not for the truck dude of course.
    Another a330 gone :)

  7. Credit Guest

    Saw it on reddit yesteday. Where did you see it? I think you read south China morning post everyday?

  8. Sydtraveller New Member

    Back long ago in the days when Lauda Airlines flew from Vienna to Sydney via Kuala Lumpur, a catering van backed into the engine of my 777 at Vienna airport. BEST . DELAY. EVER. Lauda knew how to look after their passengers.

  9. Zac George Guest

    Apparently he suffered a heart problem and went unconscious.

  10. Tom Guest

    Probably some sort of medical incident with the driver.

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emercycrite Guest

The aircraft appeared to be already moving under its own power. Thank goodness the driver wasn't sucked into the engine.

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James Guest

If the driver were brown or wore a turban, he probably would have been sent to jail for being a terrorist, even before they did the medical check up on him. Just saying

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Jordan Guest

Poor thing. Hope he is able to recovery as best as possible.

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