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Passengers evacuated after Ryanair plane involved in collision with fuel truck

Passengers boarding a Ryanair flight at Edinburgh Airport
Passengers boarding a Ryanair flight at Edinburgh Airport (Getty/iStock)
  • A Ryanair flight from Edinburgh to Faro collided with a fuel truck on Monday morning.
  • The Boeing 737-8's wing tip made contact with the ground vehicle at approximately 10am.
  • Passengers were safely disembarked from flight FR5667, and no injuries were reported.
  • The incident caused a delay of over two hours for the scheduled departure.
  • Edinburgh Airport operations remained unaffected, and a replacement aircraft was arranged for the flight.
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