Eight injured in Los Angeles airport collision

Eight people were injured Saturday after an Aeromexico flight clipped an airport utility truck, flipping it over, shortly after landing at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said.

The Los Angeles fire department said the commercial passenger jet collided with the truck around 2.30pm, causing the truck to overturn.

The Boeing 737 was taxiing to an arrival gate when it collided with a utility truck carrying eight people, fire and airport officials said.

"It clipped a service truck," said Rob Pedregon, a Los Angeles airport police spokesman. "They had already landed and were taxiing." Two people in the truck were seriously hurt, and six people in the truck suffered minor injuries, the Los Angeles fire department said.

No one was hurt on the flight from Mexico City, which was carrying about 146 passengers and crew. The right wing of the plane was damaged but there was no fuel spill or fire.

Airport operations were not affected, Pedregon said.

Messages were left for Aeromexico seeking comment. Messages to the Federal Aviation Authority and airport representatives were not immediately returned.