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United flight carrying 221 passengers hits pole and truck on approach to Newark

A United Airlines international flight struck a light pole and tractor trailer while approaching Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday, injuring a truck driver on the ground, authorities said.Flight 169, traveling from Venice, Italy to New Jersey, made contact with the pole during its descent at around 2 p.m., the airline and police told FOX Business. The plane landed safely and taxied to the gate. All 221 passengers and 10 crew members were unharmed."Upon its final approach into Newark International Airport, United flight 169 came into contact with a light pole," United said in a sta...