Plane Crash at LaGuardia: 2 Pilots Killed, 41 Injured

0:00A tragic plane crash happened late Sunday night at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York. Air Canada Express Flight 8646, a regional jet from Montreal, landed safely on runway 4, around 11.45 pm. But then, collided with an emergency rescue vehicle, both pilots on board were killed in the impact. The rescue truck belonged to Port Authority Police and was responding to a report of an odor on another aircraft. Air traffic controllers had cleared it to cross the runway, but issued urgent stop commands just before the collision. 41 people, including passengers, crew, and officers from the truck, were taken to nearby hospitals. 32 have been released, though several others remain there with serious injuries. The two officers in the rescue vehicle are in stable condition. Federal investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board are now leading the probe with the Federal Aviation Administration providing, support, teams are on scene, and more experts

1:01are due Monday. LaGuardia stays shut until at least 2 pm. Monday, while crews clear the wreckage and gather evidence, and that timeline could stretch longer as details emerge. That's the story for today. Dallas News Today, Driven by AI.