Passengers aboard a Southwest Airlines jet that took a dramatic plunge to avoid an oncoming aircraft were told by the pilot that they nearly struck another plane before landing safely in Las Vegas. The Boeing 737 jet dropped hundreds of feet in a little over 30 seconds during a flight on Friday,

The incident occurred about six minutes after Southwest flight 1496 took off from Hollywood Burbank Airport in Los Angeles County.

A Southwest flight out of Burbank Airport experienced a steep drop that injured two flight attendants Friday. The pilot told passengers he was avoiding a collision.