A United Airlines Boeing 767 arriving from Venice, Italy, struck a light pole on the New Jersey Turnpike while landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday, officials said. Video and eyewitness accounts show the aircraft coming in very low and clipping the pole near the busy highway as it approached the airport. Authorities described the incident as a close call; there was no immediate word on injuries or the number of people aboard. The Federal Aviation Administration has opened an investigation into what happened. Airport and airline sources said the jet continued to the gate after the event, and additional details about any damage to the aircraft or the pole were still being gathered.
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