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American Airlines Plane Damaged by Bus in Atlanta

An American Airlines plane was damaged Friday evening after landing in Atlanta from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

Flight 232 was parked at its gate at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport when a bus crashed into one of its wings.

Nobody was injured in the collision, but passengers who were still on board at the time described the impact.

"You could absolutely feel it," said passenger Jim Carlough, of Plano. "It was a good jolt."

Carlough, who was traveling with his wife, Lori, to a wedding in Atlanta, said flight attendants then told passengers, "obviously we have a problem. We need everyone to quickly deplane."

A statement from an airline spokesperson said the return flight from Atlanta to DFW was canceled, and passengers would be re-accommodated.

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