our correspondence he has been monitoring the situation for us. bring us the latest on what you re hearing about the situation on ground and is what has happened with evacuated passengers? the ground and is what has happened with evacuated passengers? evacuated passengers? the bbc has soken to evacuated passengers? the bbc has spoken to the evacuated passengers? the bbc has spoken to the coast evacuated passengers? the bbc has spoken to the coast guard evacuated passengers? the bbc has spoken to the coast guard in - evacuated passengers? the bbc has spoken to the coast guard in tokyo | spoken to the coast guard in tokyo injapan. they have confirmed to us that there aircraft, their own aircraft clashed with a japan airlines plane and that there aircraft had six passengers on it. one of those passengers was evacuated and the safety situation of the other five is not clear. apparently, this coast guard aircraft was herding to the chicago region, the epicentre of the earthquake that
traffic control, planes coming into land and takeoff? is it unusual to have a plane another one?- land and takeoff? is it unusual to have a plane another one? very, very rare and extremely have a plane another one? very, very rare and extremely unusual. - rare and extremely unusual. accidents involving aircraft coming close accidents involving aircraft coming close on accidents involving aircraft coming close on the ground. this is why there close on the ground. this is why there are close on the ground. this is why there are such precise and well managed procedures although well managed procedures although traffic well managed procedures although traffic control, radar coverage on the ground. even in conditions like this the ground. even in conditions like this the the ground. even in conditions like this. the amount of aircraft around the airport this. the amount of aircraft around the airport is reduced. to a fraction the airport is reduced. to a fraction of the
and i m just relieved so surprised the fire then took hold and i m just relieved evacuation - and i m just relieved evacuation seems and i m just relieved evacuation seems to and i m just relieved evacuation seems to have and i m just relieved evacuation seems to have been and i m just relieved evacuation seems to have been completed| seems to have been completed successfully seems to have been completed successfully before seems to have been completed successfully before it seems to have been completed successfully before it did. - seems to have been completed successfully before it did. i - successfully before it did. understand you specialise successfully before it did. understand you specialise in successfully before it did. understand you specialise in human factors and we know that the aeroplane that collided with the passenger plane was on its way to help in the mission to deliver aid for those affected by the earthquake, do you think there is an element unusual
fireball as it landed. it is almost as if these incidents have a connection even though it s not a direct connection? direct connection? yes. i am ust noticin: direct connection? yes. i am ust noticing the fi direct connection? yes. i am ust noticing the sequence, direct connection? yes. i am ust noticing the sequence, the h direct connection? yes. i am just i noticing the sequence, the weather conditions noticing the sequence, the weather conditions on the ground appear to have been conditions on the ground appear to have been clear. in the hours of darkness. have been clear. in the hours of darkness. i have been clear. in the hours of darkness, i cannot really see, i cannot darkness, i cannot really see, i cannot make out clearly the coastguard aircraft vehicle, it caught coastguard aircraft vehicle, it caught the aircraft, the landing safety caught the aircraft, the landing safety equipment someone to the front of safety equipment someone to the front of the airc
arrived in tokyo from the northern in tokyo from the northern island of hokkaido. japan s coastguard says its aircraft was on its way to niigata airport to deliver aid to the earthquake hit noto peninsula that s according to reuters. let s return to the scene at the moment at the airport where firefighters have been tackling the blaze for around two hours. professor graham braithwaite from cranfield university. tell us about that moment when the plane came in and what your thoughts are, given the scale of the fire that has resulted from that collision. that has resulted from that collision. , . ., ., collision. there is a limited amount of information collision. there is a limited amount of information available collision. there is a limited amount of information available other - collision. there is a limited amount of information available other than | of information available other than that cctv footage which seems to suggest that the aircraft has collided with that coastgua