Mon Oct 20 11:42:38 UTC 2025: Cargo Plane Crash at Hong Kong Airport Kills Two, Veers into Sea
Hong Kong – A cargo plane veered off the runway at Hong Kong International Airport Monday, crashing into a security vehicle and plunging into the sea, resulting in the deaths of two men. The incident, involving a Boeing 747 operated by Turkish carrier ACT Airlines and temporarily leased by Emirates, occurred around 4 am local time after the plane arrived from Dubai.
According to airport officials, the plane struck a security vehicle located outside the runway fence upon landing on the north runway. The impact pushed the vehicle into the sea. Rescue teams retrieved two men from the submerged vehicle, but a 30-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. The second man, aged 41, died later in hospital.
Footage from the scene shows the aircraft’s cracked fuselage partially submerged in the water, with the tail section detached and emergency slides deployed. Authorities are currently searching for the plane’s black box to determine the cause of the crash.
Steven Yiu, executive director of airport operations at Airport Authority Hong Kong, stated that the plane crashed through a fence after leaving the north runway. Emirates has confirmed that there was no cargo onboard the aircraft and that the crew is safe.
The aircraft made an abrupt left turn halfway down the runway, did not send an emergency signal, and did not reply when radioed by the airport, officials stated.
This incident is one of the most serious since the airport began operations in 1998 and occurred on the airport’s newest runway, part of a recent $18 billion expansion project. An official investigation has been launched.
The airport’s north runway has been temporarily closed, though the other two runways remain operational. Hong Kong International Airport was ranked the world’s busiest cargo airport by Airports Council International (ACI) World in April.
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