One dead in US after being struck by taking off Frontier Airlines plane
Key takeaways
- Authorities say individual jumped fence at Denver International Airport in Colorado before being struck.
- Denver International Airport said the unusual incident occurred late Friday, after the unidentified individual gained access to the tarmac.
- It said the “pedestrian jumped the perimeter fence and was hit just two minutes later while crossing the runway”.
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Authorities say individual jumped fence at Denver International Airport in Colorado before being struck.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo A Frontier Airlines jetliner taxis down a runway for take off from Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado. [David Zalubowski/The Associated Press]By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 9 May 20269 May 2026A person has died after jumping an airport perimeter fence in the US state of Colorado and being struck by a Frontier Airlines plane, according to authorities.
Denver International Airport said the unusual incident occurred late Friday, after the unidentified individual gained access to the tarmac.