Francisca Sinn

2026-03-23 13:29:05

“The pilot and co-pilot of an Air Canada Express regional jet have been killed after it collided with a fire truck while landing…

collision also caused serious injuries, with nine people in the hospital. It happened as a firefighting vehicle was responding to a separate incident…

In the moments before the crash, an air traffic controller could be heard on a radio transmission giving clearance to a vehicle to cross part of the runway, then trying to stop it.”

#Canada

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/23/air-canada-plane-collides-with-ground-vehicle-at-new-yorks-laguardia-airport-halting-all-flights

Pilot and co-pilot killed after Air Canada jet collision at LaGuardia New York

Nine people hospitalised and airport closed after landing plane hits fire truck responding to separate incident

^{Oliver Holmes (The Guardian)}