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How a United flight struck a tractor trailer on the highway
May 4, 2026
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A United Airlines flight landing at Newark Liberty International Airport hit a streetlight and a tractor-trailer on the nearby highway on Sunday, injuring the truck’s driver, according to the New Jersey State Police. United Flight 169 was arriving from Venice, Italy, carrying more than 200 passengers and 10 crew members. The plane, a Boeing 767, was going more than 160 miles an hour when it crossed over the New Jersey Turnpike, just outside of the airport, according to flight tracking site Flightradar24.
No one on board the flight was hurt, and the plane landed normally, United said in a statement. 0:00 Dramatic video shows United plane hits truck while landing 2:30 Obtained air traffic control conversation on hole in the plane 4:06 Muntean explains timeline with the magic wall 5:55 What can be seen in the dashcam footage Watch more CNN here: https://cnn.it/4kh5RPe #United #Plane #News
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