Thursday 4 August 2022 12:04 AM Shocking moment passenger jet CRUSHES pushback tug at LaGuardia airport as ... trends now
It was nearly death from above.
An airplane tug driver miraculously escaped what seemed like certain death on the LaGuardia Airport tarmac in Queens, NY when an American Airlines plane that he was towing went haywire and drove over his vehicle in a dramatic crash caught on video.
Footage shows the driver of what's referred to as a 'super tug' pulling the Boeing 737 from the hangar to the gate early Tuesday morning.
Driver of the 'super tug' just before he makes a sharp right-hand turn toward the terminal
As the plane makes the turn, the tow vehicle disappears under the landing gear on the right wing
The American Airlines Boeing 737 came to rest under the wing of the plane, pinning the driver in the cab
The video begins with the driver making a sharp right-hand turn to position the passenger aircraft facing the jet bridge.
Suddenly the plane continues to rotate and the tow vehicle appears to get sucked under the landing gear of the plane which slowly rocks to a stop on top of the cab of the tug.
Additional video from another angle shows workers in yellow vests milling around the vehicle with the driver still stuck in the crushed cab. His bare leg and boot can be seen still sitting behind the wheel with the 90,000 lbs plane resting on his vehicle.
Broken glass litters the tarmac.
He appears to be moving, but his head and upper body are obscured by the crushed cab. An airport official appear to be talking to him in the cab.
He was taken to a local hospital as a precautionary measure, but he was unharmed in the smash up.
