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AKRON, Ohio, March 18 (UPI) -- A United Airlines plane carrying 42 passengers slid off the end of a runway at the Akron-Canton Airport in Ohio and got stuck in mud, officials said.
No one was injured after the plane slid off the dry runway in Summit County early Friday, WJW-TV of Akron reported.
The flight originated in Chicago.
Special equipment was being sent to the airport to help extricate the plane.
Sgt. Lee Hoskins of the Summit County Sheriff's Office said a fire department assisted in helping passengers safely evacuate the aircraft.
No flights were delayed as a result of the accident.
The airport notified the National Transportation Safety Board.
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