Pedestrian dies after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane that was taking off at Denver airport

"“reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff at DEN at approximately 11:19 p.m. on Friday,” the airport's official X account wrote."

"“We're stopping on the runway,” the pilot tells the control tower according to the site ATC.com. “We just hit somebody. We have an engine fire.” The pilot tells the air traffic controller they have “231 souls” on board and that and “individual was walking across the runway.”"

"The air traffic controller responds that they are “rolling the trucks now” before the pilot tells the tower they “have smoke in the aircraft. We are going to evacuate on the runway.” Frontier Airlines said in a statement flight 4345 was the one involved in the collision and that “smoke was reported in the cabin and the pilots aborted takeoff.”"

"Passengers were then evacuated via slides and the emergency crew bused them to the terminal. The airport spokesperson said 12 passengers suffered minor injuries and five were taken to local hospitals. Denver Airport said the National Transportation Safety Board had been notified and that runway 17L, where t"

A Frontier Airlines Airbus A321 struck a pedestrian on the runway at Denver International Airport during takeoff toward Los Angeles. The pilot reported hitting someone, an engine fire, and smoke in the aircraft, then aborted takeoff and initiated evacuation on the runway. The pedestrian entered the airport by jumping a perimeter fence and died; the person was not believed to be an airport employee. The flight carried 224 passengers and seven crew members. Passengers were evacuated using slides and transported by emergency bus to the terminal. Twelve passengers suffered minor injuries and five were taken to local hospitals. The National Transportation Safety Board was notified, and the airline investigated in coordination with safety authorities.

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