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Reuters: An Air Canada Express plane has collided with a ground vehicle at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, flight tracking website FlightRadar24 has said in a post on X.
Four people have been injured, NBC reported, including the pilot and co-pilot, who are seriously hurt.
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a ground stop for all planes at the airport, according to a notice from the regulator.
Social media footage showed the aircraft stopped on the runway, its nose in the air, with significant damage to the cockpit. An eyewitness in the video states the aircraft’s nose lifted after the passengers were evacuated from the plane.
According to Flight Radar 24, flight AC8646 took off from Montreal and landed at LaGuardia at 11.37 pm US time (2.37pm AEDT). The aircraft was taxiing when it struck a fire and rescue truck that was crossing the runway
The plane involved in the collision is a 20-year-old CRJ-900LR being operated by Jazz Aviation, Air Canada’s regional partner. Jazz’s CRJ-900 planes can seat up to 76 passengers, according to Air Canada’s website. NBC News reported that 76 passengers and four crew members were on board.
According to CNN, LaGuardia warned earlier of flight disruptions due to the weather, with light rain and fog in the area.
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