The United Airlines Boeing 757 slowed its descent into San Francisco to avoid another plane, causing two passengers to be taken to hospital.

Two passengers aboard a United Airlines flight, on descent into San Francisco, suffered injuries as the pilot maneuvered to avoid a midair collision.

The United Airlines flight was descending into San Francisco last week when it received a collision avoidance system alert. Two passengers were injured.

Two passengers on a United Airlines Boeing 757 flight from Newark to San Francisco were injured when the pilots responded to an onboard midair collision system warning, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Two United Airlines passengers were sent to the hospital after they were injured during the descent of a San Francisco-bound flight on Thursday, the United team and the Federal Aviation Administration told KRON4.