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The aircraft collides with the aircraft tractor at the O’Hare International Airport of Chicago; Tug driver critically injured

Chicago (CBS) – A worker at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago was critically injured on Saturday evening when an aircraft tractor collided with a flat plane that had just landed and approached a goal, which led to the tug.

The Federal Aviation Administration said that the incident took place around 7:35 p.m. local time. Air Wisconsin Flight 6181 was hit by an aircraft tractor while approaching a goal at O’Hare. Air Wisconsin is a regional airline that works under American Eagle, a subsidiary of American Airlines.

The Chicago police said that the tractor was overturned after the breakdown with the wing of the aircraft, and the tractor was over, with the driver holding underneath.

The driver, a 64-year-old man, was brought into the lawyer of the Lutheran general hospital with injuries to the head and lower body. The police said he had been stabilized in the hospital.

The FAA said that the plane, a Bombardier CRJ-200, had just arrived from Kalamazoo, Michigan. No passengers were injured, said the Chicago Aviation Ministry and added that “there was no significant influence on airport operation”.

After the collision, everyone was taken out of the plane and driven to the terminal.

“Nothing is more important than the security of our customers and team members, and we check this incident,” said a spokesman for the American Airlines in a statement.

The tractor was operated by a worker of United Airlines, and the airline said: “We ensure that he receives necessary support and care.”

The FAA examines the cause of the collision.

The collision comes a day later Seven people were killed when a helicopter of the medical transport crashed in a Philadelphia Neighborhood.

Two days earlier, A passenger jet an American Airlines and a Black Hawk helicopter collided in the air And fell into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC and killed all 67 people on board the two planes.

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