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12 Australians among 379 safe in 'miracle' escape from burning aircraft at Tokyo airport, five die in small aircraft

www.abc.net.au 12 Australians among 379 safe in 'miracle' escape from burning airliner at Tokyo airport, five die in small plane

Twelve Australians were among more than 370 people who escaped a burning airliner after a collision with a Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda airport.

12 Australians among 379 safe in 'miracle' escape from burning airliner at Tokyo airport, five die in small plane

Twelve Australians were among more than 370 people who escaped a burning airliner after a collision with a Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda airport.

Five of the six crew on board the Coast Guard plane died in the incident.

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Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito confirmed that five of the Coast Guard aircraft's crew had died, while the 39-year-old captain of the plane escaped but was injured.

Imagine being that guy :-\

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