Our prayers this morning are with the families impacted by the ground collision at LaGuardia. The
@FAANews is deploying a team to the site to support the
@NTSB’s investigation.
Here’s the information I can share are this time:
-Last night, an Air Canada Express CRJ-900 operating from Montreal (YUL) and a Port Authority fire truck at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) collided at about 11:45 p.m. ET.
-Of the 72 Air Canada Express passengers and 4 crew members, over a dozen are injured. Tragically, both pilots of the aircraft have passed away. At least 2 Port Authority firefighters sustained serious injuries.
-LaGuardia remains closed until 2pm while the NTSB investigates the accident site.
We will continue to work closely with the NTSB and share additional updates as soon as possible.
BREAKING: Two pilots are dead and dozens of passengers are injured after an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck on the runway at LaGuardia Airport in New York City.