Air traffic control audio captured the frantic moments after a Frontier Airlines jet struck a person on a runway at Denver International Airport, forcing pilots to abort takeoff and evacuate passengers late Friday night.
The individual who was hit was pronounced dead at the scene and has not been identified. Officials said the person was not believed to be an airport employee.
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About 30 seconds after receiving clearance for departure, the pilot of Frontier Flight 4345 radioed the tower: “Tower, Frontier 4345, we’re stopping on the runway. We just hit somebody. We have an engine fire.”
The Airbus A321 was departing Denver for Los…
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