A 64-year-old airport tug driver was critically injured after colliding with an American Eagle-operated aircraft at O’Hare International Airport on Saturday evening. The driver has been stabilized at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. No passengers or crew were hurt, and the Chicago Department of Aviation confirmed operations were not significantly impacted.
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