Two Pilots Dead In LaGuardia Airport Plane-Truck Runway Collision
NEW YORK, NY —The pilot and co-pilot of an Air Canada jet are confirmed dead after the plane collided with a vehicle on the runway at LaGuardia Airport last night.
Port Authority Executive Director Kathryn Garcia says around 11:40 last night the plane arriving from Montreal collided on Runway Four with a Port Authority rescue vehicle that had been responding to an incident with a United plane.
There were 72 passengers and four crew members on board, with 41 hospitalized, some with serious injuries. LaGuardia Airport remains closed until at least 2 p.m. Eastern s the NTSB investigates.
