Tokyo, Jan 2 (AP) A passenger plane collided with a Japanese coast guard aircraft and burst into flames on the runway of Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday, officials said.

NHK TV reported that all occupants of Japan Airlines flight JAL-516, believed to total 379 people, got out safely before the plane was entirely engulfed in flames.

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The Japanese coast guard said the pilot of its plane had escaped. NHK reported that the five other crewmembers had been found dead. (AP)

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