United Airlines plane hits bakery truck during landing
Dash camera video showed the frightening moment when a wheel from a United Airlines plane slammed into a bakery delivery truck that was traveling on the New Jersey Turnpike.
Around 2 p.m. on Sunday, United Flight 169 from Venice, Italy, attempted to land at Newark Liberty International Airport but flew too close to traffic as it made its final approach.
The driver of a truck for H&S Family of Bakeries was seen in the video cruising along the highway when the aircraft made impact. Debris flew across the roadway and the aircraft also struck a light pole as it came in for landing.
"This aircraft was literally inches from disaster," said aviation expert and ABC News contributor Steve Ganyard. "Clearly, we saw [the crew] fighting that altitude as they come in."
The driver of the delivery truck was identified by his employer as Warren Boardley and was taken to the hospital where he was treated and released for minor injuries.
United said the aircraft landed safely and there were no injuries reported on board.
"We will conduct a rigorous flight safety investigation," the Chicago-based carrier said in a statement to ABC News. "Our crew has been removed from service as part of the process."
Both the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident.
An investigator from the NTSB will be at Newark airport on Monday and United has been ordered to secure the cockpit voice recorder, as well as the flight data recorder for the investigation.
