Two people have reportedly died after a plane struck a fire engine on the runway of New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
Air Canada Express Flight 8646 from Montreal to New York smashed into a fire truck responding to a separate incident at around 11.40apm.
An air traffic controller was heard telling ‘truck one’ to stop multiple times after the plane was cleared to cross the runway, according to ATC audio.
The pilot and co-pilot of the plane have been killed, according to NBC News.
There were 72 passengers and four crew members aboard the plane, a Jazz Aviation flight operating on behalf of Air Canada.
The plane was travelling at 21 kts when it collided, according to aviation monitoring service FlightRadar24.
Fire officials told Metro firefighters responded to an ‘incident involving a plane and vehicle on runway’ at 11.38pm.
The airport said on X that it is closed to ‘allow for a thorough investigation’.
The US’ Federal Aviation Administration, which issued a ground stop, and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
The flight originated at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, the major airport serving Montreal.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey: ‘At approximately 11.40pm on Sunday (3.40am on Monday GMT), a Jazz Aviation flight operating on behalf of Air Canada was involved in an incident on Runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport in which the aircraft struck a Port Authority Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting vehicle that was responding to a separate incident.’
Jazz Aviation said the accident and noted the passenger and crew list was preliminary and subject to confirmation.
Data shows the flight originated at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, according to online flight tracker FlightAware.
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