Denver International Airport announced that a person was killed after being hit by a plane during takeoff while crossing the runway on foot. A statement from the airport, located in the US state of Colorado, said that Frontier Airlines flight No. 4345 canceled its take-off after hitting the person at approximately 11:19 on Friday night (05:19 GMT Saturday). The statement confirmed that "the person jumped over the fence surrounding the airport and was struck by the plane after only two minutes while crossing the runway." He stated that the person who died "was not an airport employee and his identity has not yet been identified." ABC News, citing an unidentified official, reported that the person "was at least partially burned inside one of the plane's engines." Denver Airport indicated that the plane was immediately evacuated, with 12 passengers suffering minor injuries, and five of them were transported to local hospitals. The Airbus A321 plane was heading to Los Angeles with 224 passengers and seven crew members on board, according to Frontier. US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced that local law enforcement authorities are investigating the accident. Duffy said on the According to an audio recording from ATC.com, one of the pilots told air traffic controllers: “We are going to stop on the runway. We just hit someone and one of the engines caught fire... There was a person crossing the runway on foot.” The Denver Fire Department reported that a fire in one of the plane's engines was extinguished after the accident. Frontier Airlines said: “We are investigating this incident and gathering further information in coordination with the airport and other safety authorities. We are deeply saddened by this incident.”