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United Airlines Boeing 767 (Flight UA169) from Venice, Italy, clipped a light pole and struck a Schmidt Bakery tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike while on final approach to Newark Liberty International Airport on May 3, 2026.

The plane landed safely with no injuries to its 221 passengers or crew. The truck driver suffered minor/non-life-threatening injuries (cuts from glass) and was hospitalized; a Jeep was also hit by debris. Investigations by the FAA, NTSB, and United are underway.

He lost his ice axe, lost balance on the steep snowy slope, and tumbled head-over-heels roughly 600 meters down a near 45-degree incline, uncontrolled fall captured on video by another climber’s headcam.

Despite the terrifying cartwheeling descent, he miraculously survived with only minor injuries—bruises, scratches, and some pain in his little finger—and was able to walk down the mountain himself after being checked by a doctor in the group.

In Mississippi, five middle school students sprang into action when their driver, Leah Taylor, lost consciousness from a severe asthma attack one grabbed the wheel, another hit the brakes, others administered medication and called 911, bringing the moving bus safely under control.

On April 24, 2026, at Seville’s Feria de Abril in Spain, a cable snapped on the Steel Max slingshot ride, injuring four people (including two children).

The capsule struck a support pole and dangled mid-air; the riders and two people hit by debris suffered minor injuries.