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Nashville airport: Plane went off taxiway, no injuries

In this 2011 file photo, emergency vehicles surround an American Airlines Boeing 777 after it made an emergency landing at the Nashville International Airport in Nashville, Tenn. In this 2011 file photo, emergency vehicles surround an American Airlines Boeing 777 after it made an emergency landing at the Nashville International Airport in Nashville, Tenn.

By Associated Press January 12, 2018 1 min read

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A Nashville airport official says no one was injured when a United Airlines flight went off the taxiway before takeoff.

Nashville International Airport spokeswoman Shannon Sumrall says passengers were de-boarded from United Airlines flight 4696 after the incident Friday around noon. Sumrall says the nose gear of the plane went just off the taxiway into a grassy area.

She says the incident was unrelated to the wintry mix falling over middle Tennessee.

Nashville International Airport Fire and Rescue team responded to the incident.