LaGuardia Tragedy: Jet Crashes into Fire Truck

0:00A tragic runway collision at New York's LaGuardia airport has claimed the lives of two pilots and injured dozens more. An air-candidate regional jet from Montreal struck a port-authority fire truck while landing around 11.30 p.m. Sunday. The flight carried 72 passengers and four crew members, with 41 taken to hospitals. Thirty-two now released, though nine remain with, serious injuries. The fire truck was on the runway, responding to an odor report from another plane, cleared by air traffic control before controllers urgently tried to. Stop it. Both officers in the vehicle are stable with no life-threatening issues. The National Transportation Safety Board sent investigators right away, keeping the airport shut Monday morning. Pilot's Union leaders called it a profound loss for their colleagues. State and federal officials, including the Transportation Secretary and FAA Head, offered condolences and headed to the scene. Leaders on both sides of the border urged a quick probe into what went wrong.

1:02Over 600 flights were canceled Monday, hitting Delta hard at its major hub. Traveler space delays even after one runway reopened at 2 p.m., eastern time, with a damaged jet still on sight. New York saw a brief ground stop too, amid wider air travel headaches from the government shutdown, now in its sixth week. TSA lines are longer with officers unpaid, and ICE agents are pitching in at checkpoints like LaGuardia's. The investigation continues as flights slowly resume. That wraps Hartford News today, brought to you with AI.