Planes Collide on Runway in Indonesia

— -- Two planes collided on a runway at an airport in Jakarta, Indonesia Monday night, officials say.

A Batik Air Boeing 737 carrying 56 people had been cleared for takeoff when its wing struck a smaller Trans Nusa plane, which was being towed, Batik said in a statement.

According to the Jakarta Transportation Ministry, all passengers were evacuated safely. There was a fire on at least one of the planes.

According to ABC News aviation consultant retired Marine Corps Col. Steve Ganyard, images from the scene suggest the incident was “very serious – and a couple of feet away from disaster.”