NEW YORK, May 4 -- A United Airlines plane hit a lamppost and a delivery truck on a New Jersey highway while landing yesterday at Newark Liberty International Airport, officials told AFP.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials said the Boeing 767 landed safely after arriving from Venice, Italy, and the agency would investigate the incident.

No injuries were reported on the plane, and the truck driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and released, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said in a statement.

The jet was carrying 221 passengers and 10 crew members.

"While on approach to land at Newark Liberty International Airport, United Airlines Flight 169 struck a light pole on the New Jersey Turnpike aroun...