Two planes have collided at Heathrow Airport as emergency services swarm to the tarmac while passengers are left stunned.
A Virgin Atlantic 787 slammed into a British Airways Airbus A350 as it was pushing back from the terminal building.
The incident caused minor damage to both vehicles.
Emergency services rushed to the scene as witnesses watched on in horror.
A collision took place at Heathrow Airport
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A number of bystanders recorded the incident to upload onto social media.
The Virgin plane was being guided by a tug at the time.
However, its winglets struck the neighbouring British Airways aircraft.
Virgin said: "The wingtip of one of our empty aircraft came into contact with another aircraft whilst being towed from the stand at London Heathrow Terminal 3.
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The Virgin plane was being guided by a tug at the time
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"The safety of our customers and crew is always our top priority.
"We can confirm no customers were on board the Virgin Atlantic aircraft during this time. We’ve commenced a full and thorough investigation.
"Our engineering teams are performing maintenance checks on the aircraft, which for now has been taken out of service."
Emergency services rushed to the scene
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A Heathrow spokesperson added: "We are working alongside emergency services and our airline partners in response to an incident involving two aircraft on the ground earlier today. At present, no passenger injuries have been reported and we do not anticipate there to be any ongoing impact to airport operations."
No injuries have been reported as a result of the crash.
However, social media users shared their eyewitness accounts about the incident.
"Accident at #heathrow involving a #virginatlantic #boeing787 and a #britishairways #A350 #bigjettv @BigJetTVLIVE," one posted.
Another wrote: "Just witnessed a plane crash at Heathrow! A tug pushing back a Virgin 787, crashed the wing into a BA A350."
