Five crewmembers have been found dead on a coast guard plane involved in a crash at Japanese airport, NHK TV has reportedCoast Guard spokesperson Yoshinori Yanagishima confirmed the collision between the coast guard aircraft MA722 and the Japan Airlines plane.The pilot escaped and contacted officials. The 379 occupants of the passenger plane are all reported to have been evacuated safely before the plane was engulfed in fire.

Five crewmembers have been found dead on a coast guard plane involved in a crash at Japanese airport, NHK TV has reportedCoast Guard spokesperson Yoshinori Yanagishima confirmed the collision between the coast guard aircraft MA722 and the Japan Airlines plane.The pilot escaped and contacted officials. The 379 occupants of the passenger plane are all reported to have been evacuated safely before the plane was engulfed in fire.