United flight carrying 221 passengers hits pole and truck on approach to Newark ^23.2%

Fox Business - By Sophia Compton - 5/4/2026, 1:50 AM

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A United Airlines international flight struck a light pole and tractor trailer while approaching Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday, injuring a truck driver on the ground, authorities said. Flight 169, traveling from Venice, Italy to New Jersey, made contact with the pole during its descent at around 2 p.m., the airline and... more