1 Person Killed After Being Hit by Frontier Aircraft in Denver

The plane was taking off from the Denver International Airport late Friday night when a person trespassed on the runway and was hit.

A Frontier Airlines plane lands at the Miami International Airport in Miami on June 16, 2021. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

One person has died after being struck by a Frontier Airlines flight at the Denver International Airport on May 8.

The individual scaled the airport’s perimeter fence around 11:19 MST and ran onto the runway as Frontier Airlines Flight 4345 was taking off at high speed, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.