Plane, bus collide at Los Angeles airport, sending 4 to hospital

Plane, bus collide at Los Angeles airport, sending 4 to hospital

LOS ANGELES — An airplane towed on a taxiway collided with a bus at Los Angeles International Airport Friday night, injuring five people. There was no disruption to airport operations.

LAX airport said on Twitter that the plane was being towed from a gate to a parking area when it “made contact” with a shuttle bus.

A worker walks past an airplane sitting on a gate at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles.
A worker walks past an aircraft stopped at a gate at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on January 11, 2023.Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

The Los Angeles Fire Department said four people were hospitalized in the “low-speed collision.” Another person was treated at the scene.

There was only one person on the plane, a worker, when the collision occurred, the LAFD said.

Airport services were not interrupted, NBC Los Angeles reported.

By Mitchell G. Patton

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