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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Michael Howie

Hong Kong plane crash: Two dead as cargo plane skids off runway and crashes into security vehicle

Two Hong Kong airport security staff were killed early on Monday after a cargo plane skidded off the runway on landing, collided with their security patrol vehicle and pushed it into the sea, the city's airport operator said.

The Boeing 747 involved in the deadliest airport incident in the financial hub in more than 25 years also fell into the water and was partially submerged, but all four crew members on board escaped.

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