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US transportation safety agency mulling investigation into fatal Frontier incident


Safety board says it is gathering information about plane evacuation after person on the runway hit in Denver

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is collecting information about the evacuation of a Frontier Airlines aircraft after the jet struck and killed a person on the runway during departure from Denver international airport.

The flight, which was headed from Denver to Los Angeles international airport, “reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff at DEN at approximately 11:19 pm on Friday”, according to a statement posted on the airport’s official X account. The individual has not been publicly identified.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/10/frontier-airlines-denver-transportation-safety

Author : Marina Dunbar and agencies

Publish date : 2026-05-10 17:47:00

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