Crazy video captures moment plane landing at Newark strikes bakery truck
A United Airlines plane landing at Newark Airport struck a bakery truck on the New Jersey Turnpike, captured in dashcam footage from inside the vehicle. The H&S Bakery truck driver suffered only minor cuts despite the violent impact that shattered the window. The Boeing aircraft, arriving from Venice, Italy, landed safely with no injuries to the 221 passengers or 10 crew members.
- ▪A United Airlines plane hit a bakery truck on the New Jersey Turnpike while landing at Newark Airport.
- ▪The truck driver, employed by Baltimore-based H&S Bakery, sustained minor cuts and was treated at a local hospital.
- ▪The flight originated from Venice, Italy, and landed safely on Runway 29 with no injuries reported among the 231 people on board.
- ▪Incoming planes at Newark frequently fly just above the turnpike at low altitude before touchdown.
- ▪Chuck Paterakis of H&S Bakery said it was miraculous everyone survived the incident.
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Metro Crazy video captures moment plane landing at Newark strikes bakery truck By Emily Crane Published May 4, 2026, 6:53 a.m. ET Wild dashcam video shows the nightmarish moment a United Airlines plane struck a bakery truck on the New Jersey Turnpike while coming in to land at Newark Airport. Footage inside the truck shows the driver, who works for the Baltimore-based H&S Bakery, looking happy and relaxed while driving along the turnpike Sunday afternoon when the terrifying saga unfolded. He had been belting out a tune just as the whistling sound of the incoming United Airlines Flight 169 could be heard overhead. 3 A bakery truck driver looks after he hears a plane approaching before it hits his truck.
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