HONG KONG — Hong Kong on Tuesday reopened the runway where a cargo aircraft crashed and plunged into the sea the previous day, but said it would remain out of regular use until wreckage from the accident was fully cleared from the water.
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Hong Kong authorities have reopened a runway where a cargo aircraft crashed, although it will remain out of regular use until the wreckage is fully cleared
Monday's accident saw a Boeing 747 flown by ACT Airlines skidding off the runway after landing and hitting a security patrol car, killing two people in the car
Four air crew members were unharmed
Airport official Steven Yiu says authorities have completed runway repairs but still await to clear wreckage of the vehicles
The Boeing 747 flown by Turkey-based ACT Airlines flight