One injured after plane hits truck while landing in Newark

Key developments are emerging from the global stage. One injured after plane hits truck while landing in Newark 18 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Imogen James The plane landed safely despite the incident where it struck a pole and truck A truck driver has been lightly injured after a United Airlines plane clipped his vehicle and a streetlight as it approached Newark Airport in New Jersey on Sunday. The Boeing 767, operating a flight from Venice, Italy, managed to land safely, with no reported injuries among the 231 passengers and crew on board.

One of the plane's tyres appears to have gone through one of the truck's windows and windscreen, the driver's employers told CBS News, the 's US news partner. In dash camera footage from the truck, the sound of a low-flying plane can be heard, and it shows the impact which sent glass flying everywhere.

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The driver was treated for injuries from glass in his arm and hand. United Airlines said in a statement it would "conduct a rigorous flight safety investigation into the incident and our crew has been removed from service as part of this process".

Their maintenance team is evaluating the damage to the plane, the statement added. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has sent an investigator and ordered United Airlines to provide the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder.

The development has drawn wide international attention, with diplomatic circles watching closely.