Two passenger planes collided at Heathrow (Image: Alex Whittles) Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter More Newsletters Subscribe Please enter a valid email Something went wrong, please try again later. More Newsletters We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show me See Our Privacy Notice See Our Privacy Notice × Group 28 Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice Two planes have collided at Heathrow Airport prompting an emergency services response. Passengers were left stunned when a Virgin Atlantic
Boeing 787 hit a
British Airbus when it was being pushed back from the terminal building, reports the Mirror. It's wing collided with the tail of the British Airways aircraft at Terminal 3 and photos from the scene show emergency services scrambling to the tarmac. Read More Related Articles
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police issue urgent 'do not approach' warning No one was on board the Virgin Atlantic plane at the time of impact, the airline has confirmed. Alex Whittles on X posted: "Just witnessed a
plane crash at Heathrow. A tug pushing back a Virgin 787, crashed the wing into a BA A350." A spokesman for Virgin Atlantic said: "The wingtip of one of our empty aircraft came into contact with another aircraft whilst being towed from the stand at
London Heathrow Terminal 3. The safety of our customers and crew is always our top priority. We can confirm no customers were on board the Virgin Atlantic aircraft during this time. Damage to the tail of one plane after the wing of the other collided. (Image: Alex Whittles) Join the Daily Record
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