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Two airport security officers in Hong Kong were killed early Monday after a cargo jet arriving from Dubai veered off the runway during landing and slammed into a patrol vehicle, authorities said.

Both the car and the Boeing 747 – in what was Hong Kong’s worst airport disaster in decades – plunged into the sea, though all four crew members on board managed to escape unharmed, officials said.

The crash occurred at Hong Kong International Airport, the world’s busiest cargo hub, and involved a plane operated by Turkish freight carrier ACT Airlines on behalf of Emirates, the Dubai-based airline said.

The Hong Kong Airport Authority said the cargo flight, UAE9788, “was suspected to have lost control upon landing and veered off the North Runway” bef

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