Posted on 05/04/2026 5:21:24 AM PDT by Red Badger
A bakery truck driver had a very scary situation that he didn't anticipate on Sunday.
The driver, Warren Boardley, had traveled from Baltimore to New Jersey, heading to his destination just off the New Jersey Turnpike near Newark Liberty International Airport.
That's when this happened.
🚨 JUST IN: A United Airlines Boeing 767 just hit a DELIVERY TRUCK on the highway while attempting to land at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey
This is INSANE video.
Flight 169, inbound from Italy, landed safely, thank God 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/8EWaVL5ApE— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 3, 2026
What happened?
According to Chuck Paterakis, vice president of transportation for Schmidt Bakery and owner of H&S Family of Bakeries, the tractor-trailer involved belonged to Baker's Express and was en route to deliver bread products to a Newark airport depot.
"The driver experienced a commercial plane's tires landing on the tractor or brushing the top of the tractor," Paterakis told ABC News.
Circled in red are the United B767-424(ER) main landing gear tires just above the bakery truck.
Yikes.
The plane was trying to land at the airport, but came in too low and also hit a light pole. How does one end up going so low? One has to think there are going to be a lot of questions that are going to be asked there.
Fortunately, despite the very scary hit, the driver, who was taken to the hospital, only suffered minor injuries from glass to his arm.
"The trailer is not damaged, and the bread product was not touched," Paterakis said.
Despite the collision, the aircraft landed safely. There were 221 passengers and 10 crew members on board, and no injuries were reported among those on the plane. United said the aircraft taxied to the gate normally and sustained only minor damage.
"Our maintenance team is evaluating damage to the aircraft and we will investigate how this occurred," United Airlines said in a statement. "We will conduct a rigorous flight safety investigation into the incident and our crew has been removed from service as part of the process."
Paterakis summed up how lucky everyone was, given what happened.
"Everybody, the driver and everybody on the plane, should be very fortunate," Paterakis said. "Because it could have been the opposite of what happened, and a little help from God went a long way tonight for everybody on the plane, and including the driver."
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board confirmed they are investigating the incident.
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AVIATION PING!...............
... glad the bread is okay ... /s
Yep, no sourdough............
DEI pilots?
Did the "I" stand for "Italian?"
Pilot with a weave and cumbrella false eyelashes.
Could have been a sudden downdraft. The plane actually hit a light pole that then hit the truck according to one source.
There used to be an airport in Denver, that the approach for the runway crossed I-70, and if one happened to be landing when you were driving across it would look like it was landing on the interstate...........
Spoken like a true baker. LOL.
Sum ting wong, bang ding ow!
We Tu Lo was the PIC?
There’s audio of the ground control frequency somewhere I heard earlier with a transmission stating there was a sizable hole in the fuselage (assuming lightpole).
DEI pilot?!?
They had a goal to have 50% of their new “Aviate Academy” pilot hiring pipeline be minority or women by 2030, and they hit 80% by 2024. Doesn’t sound discriminatory AT ALL! /s
Objects in Window Are Closer Than They Appear
LOL! Right you are!
Another reason NOT to fly “United.”
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