3 injured after beverage cart gets loose on American Airlines flight

CHARLOTTE. N.C. — Three people were injured after a beverage cart became loose on an American Airlines flight from Connecticut to Charlotte.

An American Airlines spokeswoman told Channel 9 that the cart got loose Thursday morning during a flight from Bradley Airport. The car injured two passengers and a flight attendant.

The flight landed in Charlotte and medical attention was requested when the flight arrived at 8:20 a.m. One of the passengers was still being evaluated.

The car came loose from the front galley area in first class. The crew determined the nature of the incident allowed them to continue the flight to Charlotte, officials said.

American Airlines is having the plane evaluated by maintenance.

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