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Coverage dated February 1, 2025

Airplane hits tug at Chicago O'Hare airport, United worker injured

Headline from WISH-TV Indianapolis

An Air Wisconsin plane struck a United tug at Chicago O'Hare airport, injuring a United employee. The FAA is investigating the incident.

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  1. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Airplane hits tug at Chicago O'Hare airport, United worker injured (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    An Air Wisconsin plane struck a United tug at Chicago O'Hare airport, injuring a United employee. The FAA is investigating the incident.

  2. NBC Chicago

    Driver critically injured when plane strikes aircraft tug at O'Hare Airport: Officials (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    A plane struck an aircraft tug Saturday evening at O'Hare International Airport, critically injuring the vehicle's driver, authorities said.

  3. Fox10 Phoenix

    Accident at O'Hare Airport: Driver hospitalized after tug vehicle hit by airplane wing (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    An airplane wing struck a tug vehicle at O'Hare International Airport, leaving the driver hospitalized in critical condition, authorities said.

  4. ABC 7 Chicago

    American Airlines plane strikes United tug at O'Hare, driver critically injured, officials say (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    A 64-year-old driver was critically injured after an American Airlines plane struck a United tug Saturday at Chicago O'Hare International Airport.

  5. Fox News

    Airplane wing strikes tug vehicle at Chicago airport, leaving driver hospitalized (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    American Eagle flight 6181 struck a tug vehicle at an airport in Chicago on Saturday. The vehicle then flipped over and pinned down a 64-year-old driver.

  6. UPI

    Aircraft tug driver critically injured in collision with jet at O'Hare International Airport (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    An aircraft tug collided with a plane that had just landed at O'Hare International and overturned, critically injuring the driver.

  7. Delaware Public Media

    A plane and a tug vehicle collide at Chicago's O'Hare airport, injuring the driver (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    The 64-year-old tug driver sustained head and lower body injuries and was transported to the hospital in critical condition but was later stabilized, Chicago police said.

  8. New York Times

    Plane and Aircraft Tug Vehicle Collide in Chicago, Critically Injuring Driver (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The wing of an Air Wisconsin plane struck the vehicle, which was trying to cross a taxiway at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, officials said.

  9. ABC 7 New York

    Plane strikes United tug at Chicago's O'Hare, driver critically injured, officials say (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    A 64-year-old driver was critically injured after an American Airlines plane struck a United tug Saturday at Chicago O'Hare International Airport.

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