Air Canada Crash into Fire Truck at LaGuardia

0:00On March 23rd, an air-candidate flight for Montreal crashed into a fire truck on the runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport late Sunday night around 11.40pm local time. The impact killed the two pilots and sent 41 other people to the hospital with some suffering serious injuries. The fire truck had been dispatched just minutes earlier to check on an odor reported aboard a different plane. Air traffic controllers urgently radioed for the truck to stop right before the collision happened during the flight's landing. Passengers on the plane described a rough touchdown, followed by a sudden jolt that threw everyone around. They quickly evacuated by sliding down the wing, helping each other amid the chaos, while witnesses on nearby planes washed in shock from just a short distance away. Travelers stuck at the airport faced long waits, some sleeping on the floor after flights got grounded. LaGuardia, one of the busiest US hubs, shut down completely, cancelling or delaying hundreds of flights and stranding thousands. Officials are now investigating what led to the

1:01runway mishap as cleanup continues and the airport works to reopen safely. Global news today, powered by AI bringing you what matters worldwide. I'm Corey with the story.