2 people are dead after a cargo plane skidded off the runway and into the sea at Hong Kong's airport

"Two people are dead after a Boeing 747 cargo plane landing at Hong Kong International Airport veered off the runway and into the sea on Monday. According to a statement from Hong Kong's civil aviation department, the incident happened at around 3:50 a.m. local time. The department said the flight, which was arriving from Dubai's Al Maktoum International Airport, had "deviated from the North Runway after landing and ditched into the sea.""

"While skidding, the plane "crashed through the fencing" and collided with an airport security patrol car, pushing the car into the sea, said Steven Yiu Siu-Chung, executive director for Hong Kong's airport operations, at a press conference on Monday. Two security staff members were in the car. One was certified dead at the landing site, while the other was declared dead at a hospital, Yiu said."

"Officials said during the Monday press conference that the patrol vehicle had been a safe distance from the runway before the collision. Yiu said the car was "outside the fences" and patrolling a route around the airport's northern coast, and "definitely did not run out onto the runway." There had also been no distress signal from the cargo plane, Yiu added."

A Boeing 747 cargo flight arriving from Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport veered off Hong Kong International Airport’s north runway at about 3:50 a.m. local time and ditched into the sea. The aircraft crashed through fencing and collided with an airport security patrol car, pushing the vehicle into the water. Two ground security officers in the car died; one was certified dead at the landing site and the other was declared dead at a hospital. Four crew members aboard the plane were rescued and hospitalized. Emergency services deployed 213 firefighters and emergency aid officers, plus 45 vehicles and ships. The patrol car had been patrolling a route outside the fences along the airport's northern coast and was reported to have been a safe distance from the runway. The two officers had seven and twelve years of service respectively.

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