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Shocking video shows collision between plane and fire truck
In a video published on the social network X, the exact moment is observed when an Air Canada plane and a fire truck collided early this Monday morning at LaGuardia Airport (Queens) in New York, with two fatalities and several injured, according to local media.
TL;DR
- An Air Canada CRJ-900 aircraft from Montreal collided with a fire truck on runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport.
- The collision occurred while the plane was landing.
- Two people died, identified as the pilot and co-pilot of the plane.
- The drivers of the fire truck were injured.
- Air traffic control admitted to making an error, stating they were handling a prior emergency.
- The fire truck had been authorized to cross the runway to attend to another aircraft reporting a strange smell.
- Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident.
- Out of 41 passengers and crew members taken to the hospital, 32 have been discharged.