WATCH: United Airlines Plane Hits Bakery Truck Moments Before Landing

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May 3, 2026 - 18:28

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WATCH: United Airlines Plane Hits Bakery Truck Moments Before Landing

A United Airlines plane appeared to hit a bakery truck on Sunday moments before landing at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.

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Dramatic dashcam video shows a delivery driver glancing out the window after hearing a loud, screeching noise — moments before a Boeing 767 crashes into his truck.

????#BREAKING: Watch as dashcam video shows a United Airlines flight clipping a light pole during landing before striking a bakery truck on the ground, leaving the truck driver hospitalized.
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Watch as dashcam footage from a bakery truck captures the moment… pic.twitter.com/OXw3xUVvtu
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) May 3, 2026

The truck, which was hauling product from Schmidt Bakery, was traveling northbound on the New Jersey Turnpike at around 1:50 p.m., according to The National News Desk.

Chuck Paterakis, the senior vice president of Transportation & Logistics and co-principal at H&S Bakery, said that the wheel of the commercial plane crashed into the driver’s window.

The truck driver reportedly suffered minor injuries and is being treated at a hospital.

“To me, that everybody on that plane, everybody and the driver, God was looking after them, there’s no doubt,” Paterakis told the National News Desk, “if we did that scenario again, I don’t know if anybody could’ve survived that.”

In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the incident.

“While on approach to land at Newark Liberty International Airport, United Airlines Flight 169 struck a light pole on the New Jersey Turnpike around 2 p.m. local time on Sunday, May 3. The Boeing 767 landed safely and was arriving from Venice, Italy. The FAA will investigate.

United Airlines gave a statement to The Daily Wire on Sunday evening:

Upon its final approach into Newark International Airport, United flight 169 came into contact with a light pole. The aircraft landed safely, taxied to the gate normally and no passengers or crew were injured. Our maintenance team is evaluating damage to the aircraft. We will conduct a rigorous flight safety investigation into the incident and our crew has been removed from service as part of the process.
Background:

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221 passengers and 10 crew

Aircraft: Boeing 767-400

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