Two people were injured after a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 and a UPS Boeing 767 cargo aircraft collided while moving along the taxiways at Miami International Airport on Saturday night.
The incident took place at around 9:15 pm, when the wingtip of the Copa Airlines aircraft struck the nose of the UPS cargo plane. The Copa flight was travelling from Panama City with 166 passengers and six crew members on board.
Copa Airlines said the aircraft was taken to the terminal and all passengers had disembarked. Two passengers received medical attention from airport paramedics for injuries that appeared to be minor in preliminary assessments.
The remaining passengers and all six crew members were reported to be in good condition. The airline expressed regret over the concern and inconvenience caused by the incident and said passenger and crew safety remained its priority.
Copa Airlines also said it would cooperate with authorities investigating the collision.
The incident occurred a day after a nationwide ground stop caused widespread disruption across the United States, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded at airports.
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