The unidentified individual had jumped a perimeter fence two minutes before being struck by the airliner.

The pedestrian, who has not been identified, is not believed to be an airport employee.

Passengers were evacuated safely after the plane struck a person and an engine then caught on fire

“We're stopping on the runway,” the pilot tells the control tower according to the site ATC.com. “We just hit somebody. We have an engine fire.”

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Frontier said that smoke was reported in the cabin of the Airbus A321 and the pilots aborted takeoff.

A Frontier Airlines plane taking off from Denver International Airport hit and killed a pedestrian crossing the runway as the flight took off.

The unidentified individual had jumped a perimeter fence two minutes before being struck by the airliner.

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Infrared video shows the figure appearing to maintain the same gait and speed as they approach the runway after allegedly jumping a fence.