Investigation Launched After 2 Planes Collide at a South Carolina Airport, Leaving 2 Passengers Injured
Two planes on the ground at a South Carolina airport were involved in a collision, injuring two people and causing all of the passengers on board to deplane
A Breeze Airways flight was parked at Charleston International Airport at around 9:30 p.m. local time on July 18 when an All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 787 struck its tail while taxiing
Two people were evaluated for minor injuries, and the FAA said that only the ANA crew was aboard at the time of the incidentA plane that was grounded in South Carolina was struck by another aircraft while it was taxiing, injuring two people and causing all of the passengers on board to deplane.
According to a statement from Breeze Airways, a Utah-based budget airline, flight MX509 was headed from Las Vegas to Norfolk, Va., on Friday, July 18, when the plane was forced to divert and land at Charleston International Airport at around 9:30 p.m. local time due to thunderstorms near Norfolk International Airport.
The airline said its Airbus A220-300 aircraft was parked and awaiting fuel to continue on to Virginia when the plane's tail was struck by another aircraft, a Boeing 787-10 belonging to All Nippon Airways (ANA), at around 9:50 p.m.
ANA confirmed to PEOPLE that the left wingtip of its Boeing jet came into contact with "equipment positioned near a Breeze Airways aircraft."
Local outlet WCSC reported that law enforcement agencies and emergency medical personnel were called to the scene.
"There were five people onboard the ANA plane, who disembarked without injury," the Tokyo-based airline said.
A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesperson also confirmed to PEOPLE that ANA Flight 9397 was taxiing at the time of the incident, and that only crew members were on board.
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All of the passengers on the Breeze Airways flight got off the plane and were bused to the terminal, and Breeze said that two people were "evaluated for minor injuries."
A new aircraft eventually took all of the passengers aboard the Breeze Airways flight to Virginia, and they arrived in Norfolk at 2:50 a.m. on Saturday, July 19.
Both ANA and Breeze Airways told PEOPLE that they are working with investigators and airport authorities.
The FAA is set to investigate the incident.
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