"Authorities said the individual jumped the airport perimeter fence in Colorado before being struck by a Frontier Airlines plane. Denver International Airport said the unusual incident occurred late Friday, after the unidentified individual gained access to the tarmac. It said the pedestrian jumped the perimeter fence and was hit just two minutes later while crossing the runway. A brief engine fire followed the collision, which was put out by emergency responders, according to the airport."
"The airport said 12 of the 231 people on board suffered minor injuries, with five hospitalised. The airport said investigators had examined the fenceline where the individual entered and found it to be intact. It added that the struck individual is not believed to be an employee of the airport. We are extremely saddened by this incident and express our sympathies to those involved, the airport said."
"Both local authorities and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) were investigating the incident. The Frontier Airlines flight had been bound for Los Angeles International Airport. Airport safety in the US came under renewed scrutiny earlier this year amid a prolonged shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which temporarily left both Transportation Security Agents (TSA) and air traffic controllers working without pay."
"While instances of people being killed on airport tarmacs are rare, Friday's incident came a day after a Delta employee was killed after an airport vehicle struck an airbridge at Orlando International Airport. In March, two pilots were killed after an Air Canada Express plane crashed into a fire-rescue vehicle at LaGuardia Airport in New York. About 225,000 people travel through Denver International Airport a day."
A person died after jumping the perimeter fence at Denver International Airport in Colorado and gaining access to the tarmac. The individual was struck by a Frontier Airlines plane about two minutes after crossing the runway. A brief engine fire occurred after the collision and was extinguished by emergency responders. Twelve of the 231 people on board suffered minor injuries, and five were hospitalized. Investigators examined the fenceline where the person entered and found it to be intact. The struck individual was not believed to be an airport employee. Local authorities and the National Transportation Safety Board were investigating. The Frontier flight was bound for Los Angeles International Airport.
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