
One person was killed and another was injured after a serious accident at Hong Kong International Airport when an Emirates cargo plane skidded off the north runway and struck a ground handling vehicle, ending up partially in the sea.
Flight EK9788, a Boeing 747 cargo plane from Dubai, skidded off the runway during landing. According to police authorities, the plane struck a ground service vehicle, killing a 30-year-old man and injuring a 41-year-old man. The four crew members on board were not injured.
The plane came to a partial stop in the water, near the airport's north runway. Immediately after the accident, this runway was temporarily closed, while authorities have launched an investigation to clarify the causes of the incident.
Airport officials confirmed that operations on the other runway are continuing normally, while investigations are being conducted in cooperation with aviation experts and the Emirates company.