DULLES, Va. (AP) — A vehicle transporting passengers at a Washington, D.C.-area airport hit a dock at the building Monday afternoon, sending 18 people to the hospital, according to officials.

A mobile lounge, which transports passengers between the terminal and aircraft, struck the dock at an angle at about 4:30 p.m. at Washington Dulles International Airport as it was pulling up to the building, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said in a statement. The dock is where the vehicle stops to let people into the concourse.

18 people have been sent to the hospital after a mobile lounge crashed at Washington Dulles International Airport. FOX5DC

The airport is open and operating according to the authorities. WUSA9

The passengers who were hurt have non-life-threatening injurie

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