A bakery truck driver who was hit when a United Airlines aircraft struck or impacted his vehicle near Newark Airport is reported to have believed he was about to die in the moments before the incident. Multiple outlets report that the driver had a vivid expectation of severe injury, describing what he thought would happen during the impact. According to a father’s account shared publicly, the driver believed he would be decapitated and feared immediate death. The incident occurs as the aircraft is coming in to land at Newark Airport. The reporting characterizes the event as a narrow escape, with the driver surviving the collision or impact. While the articles focus on the driver’s and family’s account of his immediate thoughts during the event, they do not provide consistent additional detail about the driver’s injuries, the extent of damage to the truck, or the aircraft’s exact flight circumstances. The reports align that United Airlines was involved, that the driver’s vehicle was struck, and that the driver’s family describes his belief that he would be killed just before the impact.