Plane carrying 129 skids off Chicago runway as huge storm hits midwest

  • One man reported killed on icy roads in Kansas
  • Storm could bring up to 18in of snow to New England

A plane carrying 129 people skidded from a slick Chicago runway and a plow driver was killed when his truck rolled over outside Kansas City on Saturday, following a winter storm that covered many parts of the US midwest in snow and ice.

No injuries were reported on the United Airlines flight at O’Hare International Airport as it arrived from Phoenix, Chicago fire officials said. The massive storm which dumped 10in of snow on some areas prompted the cancellation of nearly 1,000 flights at Chicago airports. The average delay at O’Hare was nearly an hour.

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