5 Dead in Aircraft Collision at Japan's Haneda Airport... Ministry of Foreign Affairs Confirms No Korean Casualties (Comprehensive Report 2)

Japanese JAL Passenger Plane Collides on Haneda Airport Runway
All 379 Onboard Evacuated...17 Injured
5 Dead Among Earthquake Relief Cargo Plane Passengers

A Japan Airlines (JAL) aircraft landing on the runway at Haneda Airport in Japan collided with an aircraft transporting earthquake-related supplies on the 2nd, causing a fire. All 379 passengers and crew members evacuated urgently. However, five people aboard the Japan Coast Guard aircraft involved in the collision died.

According to NHK and Kyodo News on the day, the JAL aircraft caught fire while taxiing on the runway shortly after landing at Haneda Airport at around 5:47 p.m. NHK reported that this aircraft was JAL Flight 516, which departed from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido at 4 p.m. and was scheduled to land at Haneda Airport at 5:40 p.m., and the aircraft model was an Airbus A350.

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The aircraft was carrying a total of 379 people, including 367 passengers, among them 8 children, and 12 crew members, all of whom evacuated. The Japanese police confirmed that 17 people among the passengers of JAL Flight 516 were injured. However, the specific extent of the injuries has not been disclosed.

Of the six people aboard the Japan Coast Guard aircraft that caught fire after colliding with the passenger plane, one escaped, but the remaining five died, local media reported. This aircraft was assigned the mission of transporting supplies to Niigata Prefecture, which was affected by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that occurred the previous day on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture. The specific cause of the accident, including which aircraft is responsible, is expected to be revealed through future investigations by aviation authorities.

Due to this accident, part of the runway at Haneda Airport was closed, resulting in the cancellation of many flights departing from Haneda.

Meanwhile, an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that there have been no reports of Korean casualties due to the fire on the Japan Airlines (JAL) aircraft at Haneda Airport runway in Tokyo, Japan. He added, "Consular assistance will be provided to our nationals if necessary."

The local diplomatic mission dispatched a consular officer in charge of incidents and accidents to Haneda Airport in preparation for any Koreans requiring consular assistance.

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