On 4 October 2023, a Boeing 737-800 which had just landed at London Stansted was turning off a taxiway to reach its gate when it was hit by a ground vehicle driving along a roadway parallel to the taxiway the aircraft had been using prior to beginning its turn. The collision caused structural damage to the aircraft's right wing leading edge and to the vehicle. The collision was determined to have been caused by the driver not seeing the aircraft and/or not anticipating that an arriving aircraft traveling in the same direction might turn right across the roadway.
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On 4 October 2023, a Boeing 737-800 (EI-EGD) operated by Ryanair on a scheduled international passenger flight from Luxemburg to London Stansted as FR2861 was taxiing in at destination when it was hit by an Ambulift vehicle as it crossed a unidirectional roadway to access its parking gate in day visual conditions (VMC).
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