WATCH: Plane Evacuated After Aircraft Kills Person

"I do have limbs on the runway, I believe the aircraft struck an individual, an airport staff member could be heard saying. Okay, so we have a plane into an individual, that's where we're at? another responded. Yeah, I've got what appears to be a deceased person on the runway, the first staff member said."

"Frontier Airlines confirmed that flight 4345 was involved in the incident, which remains under investigation. We are investigating this incident and gathering more information in coordination with the airport and other safety authorities, they said. A total of 224 passengers and seven crew members were evacuated from the plane after the pilots reported smelling smoke inside the cabin of the plane."

"As we were lifting off the engine of the plane exploded. There was so much smoke we couldn't even see 1 ft in front of us, he wrote on Facebook. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy posted to X about the incident. Duffy said an individual breached airport security."

"Late last night, a trespasser breached airport security at Denver Int'l Airport, deliberately scaled a perimeter fence, and ran out onto a runway. The trespasser on the runway was then struck by Frontier Airlines Flight 4345 during takeoff at high speed. The pilot stopped https://t.co/x2oVY1b0AH Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) May 9, 2026 He wrote: Late last night, a trespasser breached airport security at Denver Int'l Airport, deliberately scaled a perimeter fence, and ran out onto a runway."

A Frontier Airlines flight at Denver International Airport struck a person during takeoff late Friday night, and the person later died. Airport authorities reported that a trespasser breached airport security by scaling a perimeter fence and running onto a runway. Audio from the incident captured airport staff discussing a plane striking an individual and seeing a deceased person on the runway. Frontier Airlines confirmed flight 4345 was involved and said the incident remained under investigation with coordination among airport and safety authorities. After pilots reported smelling smoke inside the cabin, 224 passengers and seven crew members were evacuated. A passenger posted evacuation videos, and officials released additional statements about the security breach.

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