Empty WestJet plane collides with catering truck at Toronto Pearson

A WestJet plane collided with a catering truck while being towed from a gate at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Tuesday. Officials said nobody was on board the aircraft.

The Transportation Safety Board said in an email that the collision happened during pushback from the gate shortly before 8:15 p.m.

No passengers or flight crew were aboard at the time of the collision. The TSB said there was no intention of flight.

WestJet said in an email that the aircraft's winglet contacted a parked catering truck. The airline said the plane was being towed to an overnight parking pad.

The TSB said no one was injured in the collision.

The TSB said it was gathering information about the incident but was not deploying investigators.