Truck hits parked plane at Pittsburgh Airport, worker hurt

A Southwest Airlines employee is being treated at a hospital after the truck he was driving struck the rear of a plane parked at a Pittsburgh International Airport gate.

An airline spokesman said the Boeing 737-800 was taken out of service after the crash Monday morning.

Southwest says the ramp agent had been operating a provisioning truck, which is used to supply material for flights, including food and drink.

This photo provided by Teresa Varley shows emergency vehicles around an incident where a truck hit a Southwest Airline aircraft at the gate at the Pittsburgh International Airport, in Moon Township, Pa., Monday, June 17, 2019. The plane was carrying 174 passengers and six crew members on a trip to Denver and then on to Seattle. The airline says it hasn't received reports of any injuries among those on the plane. An airport spokesman says its operations have not been affected. (Teresa VarleyTeresa Varley via AP)

The plane was carrying 174 passengers and six crew members on a trip to Denver and then on to Seattle.

The airline says it hasn't received reports of any injuries among those on the plane.

An airport spokesman says its operations have not been affected.

This photo provided by Teresa Varley shows an incident where a truck hit a Southwest Airline aircraft at the gate at the Pittsburgh International Airport, in Moon Township, Pa., Monday, June 17, 2019. The plane was carrying 174 passengers and six crew members on a trip to Denver and then on to Seattle. The airline says it hasn't received reports of any injuries among those on the plane. An airport spokesman says its operations have not been affected. (Teresa VarleyTeresa Varley via AP))

LUTON, England (AP) — Tom Lockyer, the Premier League player who suffered an onfield cardiac arrest earlier this season, says he is “at peace” with the prospect of having to retire from the sport.

The Luton captain had a defibrillator fitted after collapsing during a game against Bournemouth in December. He had previously collapsed seven months earlier during a game at Wembley Stadium because he suffered atrial fibrillation.

The 29-year-old Lockyer, who recently became a father for the first time, has not given up hope of resuming his playing career. But he accepts that may not be possible.

“I’ve made no secret saying I would love to return to football, but ultimately it would have to come down to someone who’s a cardiologist or a specialist who has done full research into what has gone on and if it could happen again, because we’ve got a little girl now and she takes priority,” Lockyer told BBC Radio Wales.

“I would love to play football again, of course I would, it’s my life but if it’s the case that I can’t, then I’m at peace with that as well."

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Luton Town's Tom Lockyer, centre, and team-mate Elijah Adebayo applaud the fans following the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Luton Town at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, England, Saturday April 27, 2024. Tom Lockyer, the Premier League player who suffered an onfield cardiac arrest earlier this season, says he is “at peace” if he is forced to retired from the sport. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)