"A vehicle transporting passengers at a Washington DC-area airport hit a dock at the building on Monday, sending 18 people to the hospital, according to officials. A mobile lounge, which transports passengers between the terminal and aircraft, struck the dock at an angle at about 4.30pm at Washington Dulles international airport as it was pulling up to the building, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said in a statement."
"The dock is where the vehicle stops to let people into the concourse. The passengers who were hurt have non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to the hospital by the fire department, according to the authority. The airport is open and operating as normal, according to the authority's statement. There are 19 mobile lounges at Dulles, and they can carry up to 102 passengers, according to the airport's website. They are about 54ft (16 meters) long and 16ft (5 meters) wide."
A mobile lounge at Washington Dulles International Airport struck a concourse dock at an angle while pulling up at about 4:30 p.m. Eighteen passengers were sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and were transported by the fire department. The dock serves as the stop where the vehicle lets people into the concourse. The airport remained open and continued operating normally after the incident. Dulles operates 19 mobile lounges, each capable of carrying up to 102 passengers and measuring about 54 feet long by 16 feet wide.
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