Washington Dulles airport transport vehicle slams into dock, 18 hospitalized

A mobile lounge also known as a people mover struck a dock at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia on Monday sending passengers to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries leaders explained The development occurred around p m when the car hit a dock at an angle as it was pulling up to Concourse D according to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority MWAA The dock is where the bus stops to let passengers enter the concourse Passengers deboarded the mobile lounge via stairs They are being evaluated by Airports Authority Fire and Rescue personnel for accomplishable injuries the MWAA disclosed in a report TWO DELTA REGIONAL JETS COLLIDE ON TAXIWAY AT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT INJUREDOfficials initially announced that eight people were transported to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries but that number was later updated to It s unclear what caused the crash or whether any critical damage occurred to airport infrastructure or equipment The passengers who were hurt were taken to the hospital by the fire department according to the authority SMOKE FROM UNKNOWN CLIENT DEVICE FORCES URGENCY LANDING OF AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT TO WASHINGTON-DULLESPassengers were able to get off of the mobile lounge via stairs FOX DC stated It's unclear what caused the matter or if there was crucial damage to any of the airport's equipment Fox News Digital reached out to the airport for further information Aerial footage shows multiple emergency crews and vehicles at the scene The MWAA reported the airport is open and operating as normal The airport is located about miles west of Washington D C in Loudoun and Fairfax counties and it serves the Washington metropolitan area There are mobile lounges at Dulles and they can carry up to passengers according to the airport s website The mobile lounges are about feet long and feet wide The Associated Press contributed to this statement