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Van hits JetBlue plane at Boston's Logan Airport

BOSTON -- A van hit and damaged a JetBlue plane at Logan Airport early Friday morning, CBS Boston station WBZ-TV reports.

Flight 891 was due to leave Logan at 6:45 a.m. for Tampa, Florida, but after passengers boarded the jet, it was struck by a vehicle.

JetBlue spokeswoman Paula Acevedo said a "ground operations vehicle came into contact with the aircraft."

According to Massport spokeswoman Jennifer Mehigan, the van struck "a section" of the parked jet, but no one was hurt.

"Big jolt the plane went up and down. I was in front the captain jumped up and (originally) said they thought it was a landing gear collapse but then they quickly realized we were hit. The aircraft is being inspected for damage," passenger David Siles told WBZ-TV in an email.

"The issue was the truck driver got out and the vehicle re-engaged and rolled forward or was never in park. The baggage crew working the flight worked fast to stop the truck from rolling further and causing any more damage."

In a video posted by Siles on Twitter, a flight attendant told passengers the van "rolled underneath the airplane."

Because of the damage, "this airplane's not going anywhere for a while," the flight attendant said.

Mehigan confirmed the plane was "taken out of service."

"The cause of the incident remains under investigation," she said in a statement.

Siles told WBZ-TV he and the other passengers then boarded a replacement flight.

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