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CHICAGO (AP) — Two people were injured at Chicago's O’Hare International Airport Friday evening during an accident on the ground involving an airplane preparing for takeoff and an employee shuttle bus. Two passengers on the shuttle were transported to Ascension Resurrection hospital in Chicago with minor injuries from the accident around 7 p.m., WLS-TV reported. American Airlines said there were no injuries reported aboard the aircraft, while six American Airlines employees were transported to a hospital for evaluation. An image on the WLS-TV website showed damage to the nose of the airplane, which the station reported was a 50-seat aircraft loaded with passengers. Political Cartoons View All 1202 ImagesThe airplane was taken out of service and a replacement aircraft flew passengers to Dayton, Ohio, the airline said.

Organizations: CHICAGO, Chicago's, Eagle, Air Wisconsin Airlines, American Airlines, WLS Locations: Chicago, Dayton , Ohio

CNN —A taxiing airplane collided with a shuttle bus at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Friday evening, injuring at least two people, the city’s fire department said. Six American Airlines employees on the bus were taken to a hospital to be evaluated, and no injuries were reported on the airplane, American Airlines said in an email. Air Wisconsin is a regional airline that performs flying services for American Airlines operating as American Eagle, according to the airline’s website. The collision happened “as we were rolling forward,” Kevis Mitchell, a passenger on the plane, told CNN. Looking out his window, Mitchell saw numerous emergency vehicles respond to the plane, he said.

Persons: ” Kevis Mitchell, “, ” Mitchell, Kevis Mitchell, Mitchell, ”, Gianni Carrola Organizations: CNN, Chicago O’Hare, Air Wisconsin, Federal Aviation Administration, Six American Airlines, American Airlines, Chicago Fire Department Locations: Air, Dayton , Ohio, Dayton

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