NEW YORK — Two pilots were killed after an Air Canada Express regional jet collided with a Port Authority firefighting vehicle late Sunday night at LaGuardia Airport in New York.
Authorities say the aircraft was arriving from Montreal when the crash happened on the runway around 11:40 p.m. The plane was identified as a CRJ-900 operated by Jazz Aviation for Air Canada.
Reports indicate there were 72 passengers and four crew members on board at the time of the collision. Dozens of people were also reportedly injured or evaluated after the crash, while the two Port Authority employees inside the emergency vehicle suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
LaGuardia Airport was shut down following the collision as emergency crews rushed to the scene and investigators began their work. The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation, with assistance from the Federal Aviation Administration.
