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2 planes collide at Toronto Pearson airport (They were both on the ground)
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/toronto/planes-collide-pearson-1.4475958"SNIP.......
Two planes collided at Toronto Pearson airport on Friday night, the Greater Toronto Airport Authority said.
A WestJet Boeing 737-800 aircraft had 168 passengers and six crew on board, and was stationary while waiting to proceed to the gate when the collision occurred, according to WestJet.
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MacDonald also said the WestJet craft was clipped by the Sunwing plane as the latter backed out from a gate. The Sunwing plane caught fire.
Pearson authorities confirmed fire and emergency services responded and passengers were evacuated via an emergency slide.
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