Japan’s coast guard said his plane collided with a passenger plane at Tokyo’s Haneda airport. Due to this five members of his crew died. After the collision, the plane caught fire. Coast Guard spokesperson Yoshinori Yanagishima confirmed the collision between Coast Guard vessel MA722 and a Japan Airlines flight. The pilot was ejected but five crew members died, he said. All 379 passengers of the passenger plane were reported to have been safely evacuated before the plane caught fire.
379 passengers safe but 5 crew members killed as plane crashes on Japan’s airstrip
