Frontier Jet Strikes Pedestrian on Denver Runway, Killing One

Overview

• Frontier flight 4345 to Los Angeles began its takeoff Friday at Denver International Airport when its Airbus A321 hit a man who had climbed the perimeter fence and entered runway 17L.
• The pilots aborted the takeoff after the impact, and the airport said the person was taken to a hospital and died.
• Officials said the victim is not believed to be an airport employee and has not been identified.
• Fire crews quickly put out a brief engine fire, and all 231 people evacuated by slides, with 12 reporting minor injuries and five taken to local hospitals.
• Runway 17L remains closed for the investigation, the NTSB has been notified, the flight was canceled, and passengers were bused back to the terminal.