Video shows aftermath of plane, truck collision at LaGuardia Airport
Two people are dead and over 40 were injured after an Air Canada passenger plane collided with a fire truck while landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York, officials say.
Both the pilot and the co-pilot died in the collision.
The plane, an Air Canada Express CRJ-900 plane, had departed from Montreal, Canada, and was carrying 72 passengers and four crew members, the executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Kathryn Garcia, said.
In total, 41 people were injured in the collision and taken to the hospital, according to Garcia. Of the 41, nine were hospitalized with "serious injuries." Passengers and crew were injured, as well as two officers aboard the fire truck, who were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
Watch video showing the aftermath of the plane and truck collision
What happened during the collision?
Emergency vehicles are parked near an Air Canada Express jet that had collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York, U.S. March 23, 2026.
The firetruck was responding to a United Airlines aircraft, where an odor was reported, according to Garcia. The aircraft had declared an emergency due to the odor onboard.
The truck was given the all clear to cross the runway where the collision occurred, according to air traffic control (ATC) audio from LiveATC.net.
Moments later, a controller is heard telling the truck to stop crossing the runway.
"Stop, stop, stop, truck 1 stop, truck 1, stop," the controller said.
Contributing: Reuters
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