United Airlines plane avoids near collision on descent to San Francisco; two passengers injured

Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Two passengers aboard a United Airlines flight, on descent into San Francisco, suffered injuries as the pilot maneuvered to avoid a midair collision.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, one passenger was seriously injured and another suffered minor injuries last Thursday after pilots on UA flight 2428 from Newark, N.J., responded to a traffic collision avoidance system resolution advisory from the Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center Airspace.

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