At least 5 dead as passenger plane smashes into coastguard jet & EXPLODES

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A Japan Airlines plane erupted in flames after apparently colliding with a coastguard aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday.

All 367 passengers and 12 crew members who were on board the Airbus A350 have been evacuated, Japan Airlines has said.

It is now understood the other aircraft in the collision was a Japan Coast Guard plane reportedly set to deliver aid to the Niigata area.

Investigators said there were six people on board the De Havilland Dash-8 aircraft, five of whom were later reported dead.

The captain was said to be in critical condition, Yahoo Japan reports.

Some 17 people were also reported injured.
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