Moment two planes collide at Miami Airport revealed in shocking pilot audio
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Air traffic control audio has captured the moment one plane crashed into another on the runway at Miami Airport.
One of the jets involved in the collision was left with a gaping hole in its nose after reportedly running into the other’s wing tip.
The incident took place on Saturday night, after a Copa Airlines flight from Panama City landed in the Florida city with 166 passengers and six crew.
In a clip from communication with air traffic control, the plane’s pilot can be heard saying: ‘Somebody hit us.’
An air traffic controller is then heard telling the other aircraft involved in the collision: ‘You’re suppose to give way to the seven three there.’
The pilot of the other plane, which was operated by the UPS delivery company, is heard saying: ‘We went too far, and then he clipped us with the wing.’
According to the Daily Mail, two passengers in the Copa Airlines jet were assessed by emergency services but did not require medical transport.
An airport spokesperson told the news site: ‘At approximately 9.15pm, an arriving aircraft and a departing aircraft made contact with each other at the intersection of two taxiways.
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