American Airlines plane on LAX tarmac with first responders
Aircraft involved was an American Airlines Airbus A321.
  • A "slow-speed collision" involving a plane and a shuttle bus occurred at LAX Friday night, local reports say.
  • Five people were injured as a result of the crash, according to officials. 
  • The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

A shuttle bus carrying passengers was hit by an American Airlines plane on a taxiway at Los Angeles International Airport Friday night.

Airport officials confirmed in a statement that the collision occurred as the Airbus A321, which only carried one employee, was being towed from a gate to a parking lot. While in transit, the plane swiped the bus, injuring five passengers.