Truck hit by plane on Peru runway was on planned drill

Monday, 21 November 2022Newsdesk

A fire truck involved in a fatal runway crash at Peru's busiest airport had been doing a pre-planned emergency drill, officials have said.

New Delhi, 21 November 2022

As per news report of BBC, two firefighters died after the Latam Airlines jet collided with the truck at Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima. No passengers or crew were killed. Latam's CEO said the flight had been cleared for take-off, but the airport has now said a routine drill was being carried out by the fire services. Video posted on social media shows the plane careering down the runway, catching fire and smoking as it ground to a halt. In a statement on Sunday Lima Airport Partners (LAP) said the firefighting team had made all of the necessary arrangements to enter the runway as part of an emergency response drill.

Source - BBC