5 injured when plane collides with shuttle bus at Los Angeles International Airport

At least five people were injured when an American Airlines plane collided with a passenger shuttle bus at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday night.

The crash happened on the south side of the airport as the plane was being towed from a gate to a parking lot on a taxiway, airport officials said.

The plane, an Airbus A321, was not full of passengers, but there were passengers on the bus.

Five people were treated by paramedics from the Los Angeles Fire Department. Four were transported to nearby hospitals, the department said.

The tractor driver was performed in moderate conditions. The bus driver and two passengers are listed in fair condition, LAFD said.

The only person on the plane, a worker, was treated for injuries but refused transport.

“A jet being towed from a gate to a parking lot last night made contact with a shuttle bus resulting in injuries to about 5 people.” LAX tweeted. “We thank our partners @LAFD for the quick response and treatment of passengers off the bus. Other LAX operations remain normal.”

The cause of the collision is still under investigation.