Shocking video shows how a Latam plane collided with a fire truck on runway in Peru: two people died

A Latam Peru plane, which was flying the Lima-Juliaca route, suffered a severe collision with a fire truck traveling on the runway.

What can be seen in the impressive images shared on social media is a plane that is traveling on the runway before taking off and catches fire.

The truck he collided with would correspond to the Rescue and Fire Service, and he has just hit the engine of the aircraft, which caused a fire in the aircraft’s tail.

The information was very confusing at first, and several media outlets published unconfirmed information. However, AFP confirms that two people who were aboard the fire truck would have died, for which it is not known why it was on the track.

The Ministry of Transport confirmed the event, stating that “an accident occurred on the runway of Jorge Chávez airport”.

The firefighters of Lima communicated that at 15:25 local time the emergency was registered, for which ambulances and at least four units were sent.

The airport has confirmed that it has completed the entire procedure to deal with the emergency. “Our teams are providing the necessary care to all passengers, who are doing well. Likewise, we are investigating to determine the causes of the event”, reported the company Lima Airport Partners, manager of the Jorge Chávez airport in Lima.

Users of the social network Twitter shared a video from a much wider angle, which shows the shocking moment when the plane collides directly with the truck at high speed.

Accident victims

According to the airport, the two victims would be members of the aviation firefighters: “Lima Airport Partners is deeply saddened by the loss of life of two members of the LAP aviation firefighters in the accident this afternoon between a firefighter and the aircraft served flight LA2213 covering the Lima-Juliaca route that occurred this afternoon,” the entity said.

“We express our solidarity with the family of Ángel Torres of Garibaldi 6 Fire Company and Nicolás Santa Gadea of ​​Garibaldi 7 Fire Company,” the airport said in front of the people who died.

The airline has clarified that there are no casualties between crew and passengers. “We regret to confirm that flight LA2213 covering the Lima – Juliaca route, operated by LATAM Airlines Peru, suffered an accident on the ground. There are no passengers or crew members deceased.” This is the information the airline shares in your account Chirping.

They later clarified more specific information in a statement: “There were no fatalities among the 102 passengers and 6 crew members. As a precaution, all passengers and crew are directed to service centers.

In addition, the airline regretted the death of the firefighters in the statement: “LATAM Airline Peru regrets the death of 2 firefighters who were on board the vehicle that collided with the aircraft, as reported by the concessionaire of Jorge Chávez Airport, Lima Airport Partners”.

Operations at the airport have been suspended due to the incident “until further notice,” Lima Airport Partners said.

recent events

Last month a Latam plane with 48 passengers on board made an emergency landing in Asunción, without engine and badly damaged, having sailed through a heavy rainstorm.

The Chilean-Brazilian airline LATAM Airlines, created in 2012 after the merger of Chilean LAN and Brazilian TAM, operates 144 destinations in 22 countries with 30,000 workers.

With information from AFP.