A horrific runway death at Denver turned into another emergency evacuation in which passengers were told to leave their bags behind and some took them anyway. That second part is not the tragedy, but it is the problem we keep refusing to solve.
On Friday night, May 8, 2026, Frontier Airlines flight 4345 was departing Denver (DEN) for Los Angeles (LAX). The aircraft, an Airbus A321neo, had begun its takeoff roll on runway 17L when it struck a person on the runway.
Air traffic control audio captured the Frontier pilot reporting:
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