Washington, United States, May 9, 2026 (AFP) - Plane hits and kills pedestrian during takeoff at Denver airport

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2026-05-09

A person who jumped a perimeter fence and was hit by an airplane taking off from Denver International Airport died in the incident, the airport said Saturday. Frontier Airlines Flight 4345 aborted takeoff after hitting the person at about 11:19 pm Friday night (0519 GMT Saturday), the airport said. "DEN can confirm that the pedestrian jumped the perimeter fence and was hit just two minutes later while crossing the runway," the statement said. "Th......

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