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| Two aircraft collide at Heathrow | Two aircraft collide at Heathrow |
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| Two airliners have been involved in a collision while taxiing at Heathrow Airport in West London. | Two airliners have been involved in a collision while taxiing at Heathrow Airport in West London. |
| One was a British Airways Boeing 747 departing for Singapore and the other was a Sri Lankan Airlines Airbus A340. | One was a British Airways Boeing 747 departing for Singapore and the other was a Sri Lankan Airlines Airbus A340. |
| Heathrow's operator, BAA, confirmed there had been an incident at around 2220 BST and there had been no reports of injuries. | |
| BA said there had been a "minor collision" involving flight BA011 and passengers were back in the terminal. | BA said there had been a "minor collision" involving flight BA011 and passengers were back in the terminal. |
| Investigation launched | Investigation launched |
| A BAA spokesman said: "Heathrow airport can confirm that two aircraft were involved in an incident earlier this evening on the ground. | A BAA spokesman said: "Heathrow airport can confirm that two aircraft were involved in an incident earlier this evening on the ground. |
| "There are no reported injuries." | "There are no reported injuries." |
| A spokesman for British Airways said an investigation had been launched. | A spokesman for British Airways said an investigation had been launched. |
| The spokesman said: "Engineers are inspecting the aircraft to ascertain the damage. | The spokesman said: "Engineers are inspecting the aircraft to ascertain the damage. |
| "We do not have any more precise details of the collision while it is being investigated." | "We do not have any more precise details of the collision while it is being investigated." |
| He added that passengers had been offloaded safely and were now in the terminal building. | He added that passengers had been offloaded safely and were now in the terminal building. |
| They would either be given the option of a refund or spend the night in a hotel before leaving on the next available flight. | They would either be given the option of a refund or spend the night in a hotel before leaving on the next available flight. |
| The London Fire Brigade said it was alerted at 2213, although its crews had been stood down by 2228. | The London Fire Brigade said it was alerted at 2213, although its crews had been stood down by 2228. |
| A spokesman for the London Ambulance service said: "We were called to the airport at about 2220 BST, but we were stood down around 10 minutes later as there were no injuries." | A spokesman for the London Ambulance service said: "We were called to the airport at about 2220 BST, but we were stood down around 10 minutes later as there were no injuries." |