3 injured when airplane hits maintenance truck
No passengers onboard during collision at Chicago's O'Hare International
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CHICAGO - Authorities say three people are injured after a small regional jet struck a maintenance truck on a runway at Chicago's O'Hare International
Airport.
No passengers were aboard the United Express jet, operated by SkyWest Airlines. It was
traveling from a hangar to a gate with it collided with the truck early Saturday.
Fire Department Chief Joe Roccasalva says the driver of the truck was transported to a hospital in critical condition. Two mechanics from the plane were hospitalized in good condition.