Passengers forced to exit plane after luggage cart strikes engine at Chicago airport

Plane left at standstill after luggage cart strikes engine at O'Hare

CHICAGO (CBS) – Passengers had to exit a plane after a luggage cart struck one of its engines at O'Hare airport Friday night.

The crash happened just before midnight.

Chicago police say a worker driving the cart struck the plane's left engine at the gate. The plane - an Aero Mexico Jet - was parked at the time.

No injuries were reported.

O'Hare International Airport

Jeramie Bizzle

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin Weekly Newspaper, OakPark.com and Sportskeeda.