Two firefighters were killed in the crash, which happened as the aircraft was taking off.
By Thomas MackintoshTwo firefighters have died after a plane crashed into a fire truck while taking off at Peru's busiest airport.
The Latam Airlines plane collided with the truck just before 15:30 on Friday at Jorge Chávez International Airport in the capital, Lima. Video posted on social media shows the plane careering down the runway, catching fire and smoking as it ground to a halt.It remains unclear why the fire truck entered the runway while the plane was taking off, bound for the southern Peruvian city of Juliaca.
🇵🇪 | URGENTE: Se incendia un avión de Latam al momento del aterrizaje en el aeropuerto internacional Jorge Chávez de Lima.
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