"Fatal Missteps in Japan Runway Tragedy: Unseen Aircraft and Failed Lights"

A fatal collision occurred at Tokyo's Haneda Airport when a Japan Airlines jet crashed into a coast guard plane due to non-operational runway warning lights, resulting in five deaths. Despite the malfunctioning "stop bar" lights, which signal when a runway is clear, all 379 passengers on the jet evacuated before it caught fire. An investigation is underway, focusing on the communication between the coast guard pilot and air traffic control, as the coast guard plane had not been cleared for takeoff.