Japan Coast Guard DASH-8-315

A fatal runway collision between a Japan Airlines Airbus A350 and Japan Coast Guard aircraft is being widely reported.

The Japan Coast Guard Bombardier Dash-8 aircraft was heading to western Japan to deliver aid to those caught up in the New Year’s Day earthquake that has killed at least 48 people.

The airliner landed on a runway the JCG aircraft was using as it prepared to take off.

All aboard the JAL aircraft were successfully evacuated. The five of the six crewmembers of the JCG aircraft were killed. One is seriously injured.