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Thursday, Dec. 8, 2005


A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 rests at the intersection
of West 55th Street and Central Ave., after it skidded off
the runway while trying to land in heavy snow in Chicago,





By CARLA K. JOHNSON
Associated Press Writer

A jetliner trying to land in heavy snow slid off a runway, crashed through a fence and slid into a busy street, hitting one vehicle and pinning another beneath it.

A 6-year-old boy in one of the vehicles was killed, authorities said. He was among eight people hurt on the ground. Two passengers on the plane suffered minor injuries, Aviation Department spokeswoman Wendy Abrams said.

Southwest Airlines Flight 1248 from Baltimore was landing at Midway International Airport with 98 passengers and five crew around 7:15 Thursday night when it slid through the fence.

The airport area had 7 inches of snow, but Abrams said runway conditions at the time were acceptable.