A person dies after being struck by a passenger aircraft during take-off at Denver International Airport. Multiple outlets report the individual jumped a fence and was on the runway when the incident occurred. The airport authorities say the person was hit by a Frontier Airlines plane as it was preparing to depart. Accounts describe the collision happening minutes after the person entered the airport grounds.
Following the strike, the aircraft’s engine catches fire, according to reporting that cites airport statements. Passengers are evacuated as a result of the incident, and the situation disrupts operations around the time of departure.
The outlets agree on the core sequence: fence-jumping access to the runway, being struck by the plane during take-off, the resulting engine fire, and an evacuation of passengers. They do not provide further details about the person’s identity or the precise circumstances leading to the person’s presence on the runway beyond the fence-jump account.
