An staff shuttle at Chicago O’Hare International Airport collided with a passenger airplane taxiing for departure on Friday, injuring at least two people.
According to Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford, the bus and plane made “minor contact,” and the two people injured in the event were not critically affected.
He said that the two were sent to local hospitals.
Six of American Airlines’ crew members were on board the ground vehicle and were being evaluated at a hospital, according to the airline. Nobody on board the jet was injured, according to a statement.
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The two listed by the fire department were not immediately included in the airline’s total.
The plane, a Bombardier CRJ-200 operated by Air Wisconsin Flight 6209, collided with another vehicle while taxiing before departure at about 7:20 p.m., according to a preliminary statement published by the Federal Aviation Administration.
According to American, the flight was an American Eagle flight operated by Air Wisconsin. According to the airline, passengers were given a transfer to another plane departing for Dayton, Ohio, later that evening.
American and Air Wisconsin collaborate to provide regional service.
There was no explanation for why the bus and plane were so close together.
According to Langford, one of the automobiles allegedly collided with the other, but it wasn’t immediately clear which one.
The FAA has announced that it is investigating the crash.
