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​An F-16 fighter jet on Wednesday struck a streetlight during a training exercise in eastern Taiwan. The incident happened during a combat readiness runway landing drill at Hualien Air Base, when the aircraft came in too low on approach and its landing gear hit a streetlight cover.

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00:00An F-16 fighter jet has hit a streetlight during a training drill in eastern Taiwan.
00:05The accident occurred during a combat readiness runway landing drill at Hualien Air Base.
00:10The F-16 came in too low on approach, causing its landing gear to strike a streetlight cover.
00:16The jet landed safely with no injuries, but some nearby civilian vehicles were damaged.
00:21Taiwan's Air Force says a special task force will investigate.
00:25This is the third accident involving Air Force planes this year.
00:29Earlier this month, a trainer aircraft crashed, killing two pilots.
00:33And in January, an F-16 pilot went missing in Taiwan's eastern waters.
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