Overview
- United Airlines Flight 169, which approached Newark on Sunday afternoon, struck a New Jersey Turnpike light pole and clipped a delivery truck before landing.
- The Boeing 767-400 touched down and taxied to a gate with no injuries to the 221 passengers or 10 crew.
- Investigations are underway, with the FAA opening a probe and United removing the crew from duty while maintenance inspects the jet.
- New Jersey State Police said the landing gear and belly hit the pole and a semi-trailer, and the fallen pole then struck a Jeep.
- The truck driver suffered minor cuts and was released from the hospital as flights resumed after debris sweeps, at an airport where approaches run low over the Turnpike.