Video. Video shows United Airlines plane striking truck in New Jersey, injuring driver

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · May 07, 2026 · 67 words · By Yolaine De Kerchove Dexaerde

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What to know about Video. Video shows United Airlines plane striking truck in New Jersey, injuring driver

Video shows United Airlines plane striking truck in New Jersey, injuring driver Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: A United Airlines plane struck a light pole and a bakery truck while attempting to land at…

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What happened

Why it matters

Dashcam video captured debris smashing through the truck windshield.

Common ground

The driver suffered minor injuries, while all 231 people aboard the aircraft were unharmed.

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Claim 1: “Dashcam video captured debris smashing through the truck windshield.”

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Multiple sources mention dashcam footage of the incident. One source specifically mentions dashcam footage recovered from inside the truck, and another describes the video showing the aircraft striking the light pole and vehicle.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of aviation-related events in 2015.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A dashboard camera or simply dashcam, also known as car digital video recorder (car DVR), driving recorder, or event data recorder (EDR), is an onboard camera that continuously records the view throug…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashcam

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Claim 2: “The driver suffered minor injuries”

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Three independent news sources (The Guardian, CNN, and AirlineGeeks.com) explicitly state that the truck driver sustained minor injuries.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of airlines that have an air operator's certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States. Note: Destinations in bold indicate primary hubs, those in italic…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United Airlines, Inc. is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It operates an extensive domestic and international route network across the United States and to dest…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of April 2026, the United Airlines fleet consists of 1,090 mainline aircraft, the largest of any airline worldwide. United Airlines operates a mix of narrow-body aircraft from Airbus and Boeing and…
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Claim 3: “all 231 people aboard the aircraft were unharmed.”

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One source explicitly mentions the plane was carrying 231 people and that they were unharmed, while another source (AirlineGeeks.com) confirms all passengers and crew aboard the aircraft were uninjured.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16 was a scheduled flight from Newark, United States, to Warsaw, Poland. On 1 November, 2011, the Boeing 767 operating the route made a successful gear-up emergency landing …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trans World Airlines Flight 514 was a domestic scheduled flight of Trans World Airlines from Indianapolis, Indiana, and Columbus, Ohio, to Washington National Airport. On December 1, 1974, the Boeing …
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Claim 4: “A United Airlines plane struck a light pole and a bakery truck while attempting to land at Newark Airport.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that a United Airlines Boeing 767 struck a light pole and a truck (specifically identified as a bakery truck in one source) while landing at Newark Airport.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Newark Liberty International Airport (IATA: EWR, ICAO: KEWR, FAA LID: EWR) is a major international airport in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving the New York metropolitan area. The airport is loca…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — People Express Airlines, stylized as PEOPLExpress, was a low-cost airline in the United States that operated from 1981 until it merged with Continental Airlines in 1987. Its headquarters was in the No…
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