A plane landed at LaGuardia Airport The plane hit an emergency vehicle on the runway, killing the pilot and co-pilot and seriously injuring two Port Authority police officers, NBC New York reported, citing sources.
The incident occurred just after 11:30 p.m. Sunday at the Queens Borough Airport, according to FDNY officials. one air canada Two people familiar with the matter told the media that the plane was about to complete the landing process when it collided with a police-operated Port Authority fire truck on the runway.
Port Authority of New York Executive Director Kathryn Garcia provides an update on the situation since the collision new jerseyTwo Port Authority workers suffered non-life-threatening injuries, the company that manages the airport said at a news conference Monday.
Garcia informed that the pilot and co-pilot were both from Canada.
The airport will be closed until past 2 p.m. Monday to assist the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation.
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5 things you need to know about Air Canada crash at LaGuardia Airport
- The National Transportation Safety Board has announced the deployment of an investigative team to examine the collision. The team is expected to arrive at the location today, the NTSB said in a post on X.
- The fire truck that collided with an Air Canada flight last night was responding to an unrelated incident on a United Airlines flight that reported an odor. “The vehicle was responding to another aircraft operated by United Airlines that reported an odor issue,” Port Authority Executive Director Kathryn Garcia said in a news release.
- The plane, a Jazz Aviation flight operated by Air Canada, had 72 passengers and four crew members on board, according to the airline. The flight departed from Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, the main airport serving Montreal.
- Before the accident, air traffic controllers used radio transmissions to allow the vehicle to cross a section of the tarmac and then attempted to prevent its movement. “Stop, Truck 1. Stop,” the transmission reads. Controllers can be heard urgently redirecting incoming planes to prevent them from landing.
- Although emergency protocols have been quickly activated, US aviation authorities have ordered the grounding of all flights at the airport as the likelihood of a prolonged grounding is “high”. “The airport is currently closed to facilitate response and a thorough investigation,” port officials told AFP.
