According to US media reports, a plane collided with a vehicle at LaGuardia Airport in New York.
03/23/2026, 07:0803/23/2026, 07:17
The incident occurred late on Sunday evening (local time) on the tarmac, the station reported NBC News citing the New York Police Department and Fire Department. According to NBC, at least four people were injured. The pilot and co-pilot were seriously injured, but two on-board employees were in hospital with broken bones but in a stable condition.
There are said to have been 80 people on board the Air Canada plane. Images and video on social media showed how the front part of the plane was completely destroyed.
The front part of the plane.Image: x
It is not yet clear why the accident occurred. According to NBC sources, the vehicle that was rammed was a fire engine. The plane is said to have landed shortly before and was still traveling at the airport at around 30 miles per hour.
Flight operations at the airport were interrupted, CNN reported. The airport is primarily used for connections within the USA.
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