At 17:11 local time (20:11 UTC) this Friday, November, 18, a LATAM Airbus A320neo and an Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle collided at Jorge Chavez Airport, which serves the city of Lima, Peru. For reasons still unknown, the vehicle approached the active runway at high speed and collided with the aircraft, whose right main gear collapsed and caught fire due to friction against the runway.

Preliminary reports indicate that the passengers of flight LP 2213 were not seriously injured and that the fire was quickly brought under control. The plane, with registration CC-BHB, operates for LATAM Perú and was scheduled to cover the route between Lima and Juliaca. Lima Airport Partners, the airport’s concessionaire, reported the situation through a statement issued through social media:

?#Atención?
Se ha registrado un accidente en la pista de aterrizaje del #JorgeChávez. Nuestros equipos están brindando la atención necesaria a todos los pasajeros y pasajeras, quienes se encuentran bien. Asimismo, estamos investigando para determinar las causas del hecho.

— Aeropuerto Jorge Chávez (@AeroJorgeChavez) November 18, 2022

Sources reported that this would be the third A320neo accident with severe damage worldwide, following the events of flights Pegasus 939 and VietJet 356. LATAM Perú released an official statement via Twitter, confirming that there were no passengers or crew injured.

Lamentamos confirmar que el vuelo LA2213 que cubría la ruta Lima – Juliaca, operado por LATAM Airlines Perú sufrió un accidente en tierra. No hay pasajeros ni miembros de la tripulación fallecidos.

— LATAM Perú (@LATAM_PER) November 18, 2022

Unfortunately, it was later confirmed that two firefighters on board the ARFF vehicle died.

The airport’s runway 16/34, according to its latest NOTAM (Notice To Airmen), will remain closed until 0:00 on Sunday 20/11, once the aircraft has been removed and the cleaning and repair of the damaged infrastructure has been completed.

See also: A Fire Drill, main factor of the LATAM crash in Peru Airport

On October 26, another LATAM’s Airbus A320 was involved in an incident, when Chilean subsidiary’s CC-BAZ made an emergency landing in Asunción, Paraguay, after sustaining heavy damage facing a severe hailstorm that affected both engines, nose radome and windshields.

See also: Flights at Lima airport begin to regularize after its reopening in the aftermath of LATAM’s A320neo crash