A deadly winter storm wreaked havoc across the nation Sunday as officials have had to deal with a jet sliding off a Cincinnati airport taxiway and needing to shut down an interstate in Indiana.
Officials in Cincinnati say no injuries were reported after a jet slid off a taxiway at an airport as a massive winter storm made its way across the Midwest on Sunday.
Delta flight 1708 from Las Vegas landed safely at around 5:30 a.m. Sunday morning airport officials said. But, as the plane was making its way to the terminal, it slid off a taxiway. No passenger or crew injuries were reported.
More than 35 million people in the Midwest are under a winter storm adversary or warning Sunday, the National Weather Service says.
No injuries were reported among the 126 passengers and crew on board the airplane. Passengers deplaned the aircraft and were taken to the terminal via ground transportation where they continued their travel by 7:15 a.m, the airport reported on Twitter.
The airport did not declare an emergency and remained open and operational following the mishap, officials said.
The storm has affected air travel across the nation with more than 530 flights canceled and another 480 delayed.
Five people have been killed by the deadly winter storm so far, officials say. Three deaths were reported in Missouri, where the storm dumped up to 20 inches of snow on parts of the state. A woman and a 14-year-old stepdaughter died after their vehicle slid into a semitrailer in Clinton, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.
Another driver in northern Missouri was killed after her car slid and was hit by an oncoming SUV.
A 62-year-old man was killed in Kansas after his pickup truck slid into a concrete barrier. Another driver was killed after a crash involving two semi-trailers, the patrol said.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol tweeted Saturday since the storm began, officers had responded to 637 calls for service and assisted 343 stranded motorists.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency on Saturday ahead of the storm to help coordinate the Commonwealth's response to the impact it might bring to residents. The press release said the order "allows the Commonwealth to mobilize resources and to deploy people and equipment to assist in response and recovery efforts."
"Virginians should take precautions to stay safe as we begin experiencing winter weather effects,” Northam said.
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