Boeing 747 cargo plane crash kills 2 at Hong Kong airport
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Two security staffers at Hong Kong International Airport were killed when a Boeing 747 cargo plane skidded off a runway, crashed through a permitter fence, hitting their patrol vehicle and falling into the sea surrounding the airport.
The jet, a Boeing 747, flown by Turkey-based Air ACT (9T) and operating under wet lease by Emirates (EK), was landing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) around 3:50 am Monday, arriving from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (DBX).
Two Hong Kong International Airport security workers died after their patrol vehicle was struck by an ACT Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter
A cargo Boeing 747 belonging to Emirates skidded off the northern runway of Hong Kong International Airport during landing and partially submerged in the sea.