A ground collision between a plane and fire-rescue vehicle killed two pilots and injured dozens of other people at New York's LaGuardia Airport late S
A ground collision between a plane and fire-rescue vehicle killed two pilots and injured dozens of other people at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late Sunday night.
The pilot and co-pilot were killed in the plane crash. Forty-one people were taken to hospitals — 39 from the aircraft and two Port Authority Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting officers from the emergency vehicle.
Flights at LaGuardia are stopped until at least Monday afternoon.
What happened at LaGuardia Airport?
An arriving Air Canada Express plane operated by Jazz Aviation collided with the firetruck on a runway just before midnight. There were 72 passengers and four crew members onboard.
According to CBS News senior transportation and national correspondent Kris Van Cleave, the truck was responding to a separate incident involving a United Airlines flight at the time of the collision. The crew on that United plane reported an odor in the cabin and requested assistance from firefighters.
Air traffic control apparently cleared the fire-rescue vehicle to cross the runway to get to the United flight before then telling it to stop, according to audio recordings.
“Stop stop stop truck one stop stop stop,” a person is heard saying.
The Air Canada flight had just landed and was still slowing down when it collided with the emergency vehicle. Pictures showed the front of the plane destroyed.
An Air Canada Jet sits on the runway at LaGuardia Airport, Monday, March 23, 2026, after colliding with a firefighting vehicle Sunday night.
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