United Airlines Plane Strikes Lightpole and Truck Prior to Landing (opens in new tab)

A United Airlines plane struck a light pole and a truck on the New Jersey Turnpike as it was coming in for a landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday afternoon just before 2 p.m. (14:00) ET, officials said. The United Boeing 767, operating as Flight 169, with 221 passengers and 10 crewmembers on board, had departed Marco Polo Airport in Venice at 11:03 a.m. (11:03) local time. New Jersey ...