Japan has launched an investigation into the causes of the collision of an Airbus A-350 passenger plane with a on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, Voice of America reports, UNN writes.
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Japanese authorities have launched an official investigation into the causes of the collision between a passenger plane and a on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
It is noted that 5 crew members of the Coast Guard aircraft were killed in the collision.
The Airbus aircraft A-350 of Japan Airlines had previously landed, arriving from Hokkaido Island in the north of the country with 379 passengers and crew members.
Video from the crash site shows flames erupting from one side of the plane as it rolls down the runway. After stopping, the plane is completely engulfed in flames that burst from the windows and fuselage as firefighters try to control the fire
The passengers and crew members managed to get out of the burning plane using inflatable ladders. The pilot of the of the twin-engine coast guard plane was the only crew member who who managed to escape.
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Yesterday at airliner caught fire on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport .
Later it became that airliner collided with a Coast Guard plane. All the passengers of the plane were evacuated.