United Airlines flight collides with Baltimore delivery truck during landing in New Jersey

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United Airlines flight collides with Baltimore delivery truck during landing in New Jersey

Updated 3 hours ago
Washington Times
The Guardian US
Fox News
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A United Airlines plane collided with a Baltimore delivery truck during landing at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. The Guardian US reports the truck driver sustained minor, non-life-threatening injuries after the underside of the jet hit the tractor trailer, with a Boeing 767 clipping a light pole in the incident. Fox News and the Washington Times describe the same event, focusing on surveillance video and the moment the aircraft clipped the tractor trailer during its descent. The Washington Times specifies the truck was from a Baltimore bakery. No fatalities are reported in the supplied coverage.

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Original Reporting (3)
United Airlines flight collides with Baltimore delivery truck during landing in New Jersey
Washington Times5/4/2026

United Airlines flight collides with Baltimore delivery truck during landing in New Jersey

A United Airlines plane hit a delivery truck from a Baltimore bakery Sunday while the passenger jet was attempting to land at Newark International Airport, police said.

Driver injured after truck was struck by United plane landing at Newark airport
The Guardian US5/4/2026

Driver injured after truck was struck by United plane landing at Newark airport

Delivery truck driver emerged with minor injuries after underside of jet hit tractor trailer in New Jersey on Sunday The driver of a delivery truck emerged with only minor injuries after his tractor trailer was struck by a passenger jet landing in New Jersey ’s busy Newark airport on Sunday afternoon, officials said.

WATCH: Harrowing footage captures moment United flight's landing gear strikes tractor trailer
Fox News5/4/2026

WATCH: Harrowing footage captures moment United flight's landing gear strikes tractor trailer

Surveillance footage shows the moment a United Airlines plane clipped a tractor trailer during its approach at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday, May 3, 2026. (Credit: Obtained by WBFF) New video shows the harrowing moment a United Airlines international flight barreled into a light pole and tractor.