Two killed as 747 freighter strikes patrol vehicle while landing at HKIA

Two Airport Authority staff members were killed early Sunday when an empty Air ACT Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter, operating on behalf of Emirates SkyCargo, collided with a ground patrol vehicle while landing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).
The converted 747-400 BDSF had departed from Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport and was touching down on the airport’s north runway (07L) at around 4:00 a.m. local time when the accident occurred. One employee was pronounced dead at the scene, while another later died at North Lantau Hospital. All …

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