Japan: 5 Coast Guard crew members missing

The Japan Coast Guard said on January 2 that it is investigating the possibility that one of its planes collided with a Japan Airlines plane, causing the plane carrying 379 passengers to burst into flames on the runway at Haneda Airport in Tokyo.

Images show flames coming out of the windows and nose of the Japan Airlines plane as it hit the ground. Photo: VNA/NDTV

NHK (Japan) reported that 5 out of 6 crew members on the Coast Guard plane are missing and only 1 person has escaped.

The plane was en route to Niigata Airport to provide relief to the earthquake-hit Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture.

Meanwhile, Japan Airlines said all 379 passengers on the burning plane were safely evacuated.

As reported, on January 2, a Japan Airlines plane caught fire while on the runway at Haneda Airport, in Ota, Tokyo.

According to VNA

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