A Japan Airlines plane burst into flames on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday, according to a report by news agency Associated Press (AP). Japan’s Coast Guard spokesperson Yoshinori Yanagishima confirmed that it happened due to the plane’s collision with the Coast Guard aircraft MA722. The cause of the collision is yet to be officially determined.
Reports suggest that the plane had about 400 passengers, and all were rescued. Five passengers on the Coast Guard’s plane have reportedly died. The plane was JAL flight 516 and had flown out of Shin Chitose airport in Japan to Haneda.
