Tokyo Runway Collision Leaves 5 Dead, Aircraft Ablaze

All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines Co. flight managed to escape after the Airbus jetliner burst into flames following a collision with a smaller plane as it landed at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, while most of the crew aboard the other aircraft were killed.

Passengers and crew were safely evacuated from the Airbus SE A350-900, an airline spokesperson said. Five of the six crew on a Japanese coast guard plane that was preparing to depart for an earthquake relief mission have died, according to the government. Officials said the captain of the smaller plane was able to escape the crash and has regained consciousness.