<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>(March 8): A United Airlines jet heading to Japan from San Francisco was forced to divert when a tyre fell from the plane shortly after takeoff, crushing cars in a parking lot below.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The Osaka-bound Boeing 777-200, with 249 people on board, diverted to Los Angeles International Airport after the incident. It landed with no injuries reported.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Videos posted on X by RadarBox captured the moment the tyre fell and footage of vehicles that appeared to have been damaged by the wheel.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“The 777-200 has six tyres on each of its two main landing gear struts. The aircraft is designed to land safely with missing or damaged tyres,” United Airlines said in a statement.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The carrier said a replacement aircraft would transport passengers to Osaka and that the airline would work with the owners of the damaged vehicles to “ensure their needs are addressed.”</p></div>


A United Airlines jet heading to Japan from San Francisco was forced to divert when a tyre fell from the plane shortly after takeoff, crushing cars in a parking lot below.

The Osaka-bound Boeing 777-200, with 249 people on board, diverted to Los Angeles International Airport after the incident. It landed with no injuries reported.

Tyre falls from United Airlines plane, crushes cars in San Francisco

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Thailand's economy expanded 1.5% in the first quarter from a year earlier, official data showed on Monday, beating analysts' expectations.

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Asian shares started the week by rallying two-year highs on Monday, buoyed by China's strongest measures yet to address its property crisis and by expectations for global rate cuts within weeks, while the dollar steadied after a weekly drop.

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Saudi King Salman will undergo a treatment programme at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah for a lung inflammation, the state news agency said on Sunday, hours after he underwent medical tests.

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RHB Investment Bank Research has maintained its 'buy' rating for Gamuda Bhd (KL:GAMUDA) at RM5.58, with a higher target price of RM6.55 (from RM6.30), and said it is upbeat on the prospects Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has for Gamuda’s property arm.

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