Airplane wing strikes tug vehicle at Chicago airport, leaving driver hospitalized

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The operator of an craft tug was sent to the infirmary successful captious information pursuing an incidental that occurred astatine O’Hare International Airport successful Chicago connected Saturday, according to the Chicago Police Department.

The helping of the craft struck the tug conveyance arsenic the level was taxiing to the gate, constabulary said.

The rider level was operated by American Airlines nether American Eagle Flight 6181, the hose confirmed to Fox News Digital successful a statement.

"Nothing is much important than the information of our customers and squad members, and we are reviewing this incident," American Airlines said.

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first responders be incidental astatine airport

First responders respond astatine O'Hare International Airport aft an airplane helping reportedly struck a tug conveyance and injured the operator connected Saturday. (Citizen.com/Fox32Chicago)

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) besides confirmed the tug was reportedly crossing the taxiway erstwhile it was deed by a Bombardier CRJ-200, which flew from Kalamazoo Battle Creek International Airport successful Michigan.

Upon contact, the tug conveyance flipped implicit and pinned down its 64-year-old antheral driver, whose sanction has not been released, according to the police. The operator was aboriginal taken to Lutheran General Hospital with caput and little assemblage injuries but is present stable.

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American Eagle rider pitchy astatine airport

An American Eagle Bombardier CRJ-200 struck a United Airlines tug conveyance astatine O'Hare International Airport successful Chicago connected Saturday. (Robert Alexander)

United Airlines besides confirmed that the tug operator was 1 of its employees.

"We are ensuring helium receives immoderate indispensable enactment and care," United Airlines said successful a statement.

No different customers oregon unit members were injured successful the incident, constabulary said.

flyers locomotion done an airdrome with an land airlines rider level successful the background

The helping of an American Airlines level struck a tug conveyance connected Saturday astatine O'Hare International Airport successful Chicago.

The FAA besides stated that the passengers were deplaned safely and bussed to the terminal.

The probe is ongoing.

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The incidental astatine the Chicago airdrome occurred conscionable days aft different 1 that led to the decease of an American Airlines idiosyncratic astatine Charlotte Douglas International Airport successful North Carolina.

That incident, which occurred connected Monday, progressive an hose ramp vehicle, the airdrome told Fox News Digital successful a statement, but nary further details were instantly given.

Fox News' Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.

Bonny Chu is simply a Digital Production Assistant astatine Fox News Digital.

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