A predawn tragedy struck on Monday at the Hong Kong International Airport after a cargo plane veered off the runway and plunged into the sea, killing two ground staff members.
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The Emirates flight EK9788, which was arriving from Dubai, reportedly skidded off lane around 3:50 a.m. local time (7:50 p.m. GMT) before colliding with an airport patrol vehicle stationed near the runway.
Airport officials said the two people in the patrol vehicle — both members of the ground operations team — died instantly. The four crew members onboard the Boeing 747 cargo plane survived the crash.
Authorities have since launched a full investigation into what went wrong, describing it as one of Hong Kong’s deadliest aviation incidents in recent years – LIB.
