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Passengers Detail Newark Tarmac Collision
Nobody was hurt Wednesday night when two planes clipped each other. Passengers describe hearing loud bang.
A taxiing airliner at Newark Liberty International Airport sustained significant damage Wednesday night after it bumped another aircraft, The Huffington Post reported.
Scandinavian Airlines Flight 908 was on the taxiway around 7:30 pm behind an ExpressJet bound for Nashville and was turning to get onto another taxiway when the plane’s wing clipped the ExpressJet’s tail. A portion of the Scandinavian airliner’s wing was torn off during the contact.
No one was injured.
ExpressJet Airlines released a statement Wednesday night saying it is "working in coordination with officials to determine a cause."
The incident is under investigation by the FAA.
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