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Jets
JetsTow Vehicle Unmonitored
Boeing 737, ATR 42. Substantial damage. No injuries.
Last-minute actions by the pilot of a 737-800 rolling at high speed for takeoff and by a tow-vehicle driver who inadvertently towed an ATR 42-600 onto the active runway avoided what could have been a fatal head-on collision. Nevertheless, both aircraft were substantially damaged by a glancing blow as the pilot and the tow-vehicle driver maneuvered to opposite sides of the runway centerline.
The collision occurred at Jakarta, I…
