A Delta Airlines flight crashed and flipped onto its roof while attempting to land at the Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday afternoon, injuring several passengers.
Officials said all 80 people on board the aircraft have been evacuated, and at least 18 have been taken to the hospital. Now, investigators are investigating how the crash could have happened.
Here’s everything we know about the crash:
Delta Flight 4819 crashed while landing on a snow-covered runway in Toronto around 3:30 p.m. Eastern time on Monday after taking off from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The jet, a Bombardier CRJ-900, turned completely upside down on the runway.
CNN obtained audio from air traffic control between the controller and the pilot of another nearby Medevac flight.
“LifeFlight 1, Medevac, just so you are aware, there are people outside walking around the aircraft there,” the controller said.
“Yeah, we’ve got it,” the Medevac pilot responded. “The aircraft is upside down and burning.”
All 80 people onboard – 76 passengers and four crew members – were evacuated from the aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration said shortly after the crash. Video footage showed passengers and crew clambering out of the upside-down plane’s emergency exit as smoke bellowed from the aircraft.
Eighteen passengers were transported to nearby hospitals, fire chief Todd Aitken confirmed on Monday night.
“At this time, we do not know of any of those passengers having critical injuries,” Pearson CEO Deborah Flint said on Monday evening.
Medical transport company Ornge reported three people suffered critical injuries: a man in his 60s, a woman in her 40s and a child. Their identities have yet to be released.
On Monday evening, the city’s SickKids hospital said that the child it had received was in good condition but could not provide further information.
Joshua Schirard, a commercial airline pilot, told CNN that the flight attendants are to be commended for ensuring everyone on board was evacuated.
