New Delhi, Oct 20: Two people were killed after a cargo plane skidded off the runway and plunged into the sea at Hong Kong International Airport early Monday, local media reported as quoted by BBC.

The Emirates flight EK9788, a Boeing 747-481 operated by Turkish cargo airline Air ACT, was arriving from Dubai at around 03:50 local time (19:50 GMT) when it hit a ground vehicle on the airport’s north runway, according to Hong Kong’s Civil Aviation Department.

Two airport ground staff fell into the sea during the collision and were later rescued, but both died in hospital, reported RTHK and other local outlets citing police sources.

All four crew members onboard the cargo plane survived and were taken to hospital for treatment.

The north runway has been closed, while the airport’s other t

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