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Air Canada plane crashes into fire truck as NY airport shuts down

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An arriving Air Canada Express flight collided violently with a ground vehicle at LaGuardia Airport in New York, causing significant damage and resulting in the immediate suspension of all operations on Sunday night while emergency crews responded to assess conditions inside both aircrafts vehicles involved were assessed for injury status among approximately 100 passengers.

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    An Air Canada Express CRJ-900 aircraft collided with a fire truck on Runway 4 during landing at New York's LaGuardie airport.
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    The incident occurred late Sunday night as the plane arrived from Montreal, prompting emergency crews to respond immediately.

An Air Canada Express CRJ900 aircraft arriving from Montreal struck a fire truck on Runway 4 during landing.

— [Mar 23, 05:17] Prod-qt-images.s3.amazonaws.com

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has temporarily halted operations at the airport following this incident involving approximately 100 passengers whose conditions are being assessed by authorities.

— [Mar 23, 04:58] Indiatoday.in

Emergency crews responded to a major collision between an aircraft and ground vehicles on Sunday night in New York's Queens area as reported via social media footage captured by the Citizen App showing images of the crash site.

— [Mar 23, 04:51] Livemint
Photos show the scene of a collision on a runway at LaGuardia Airport in New York
Air Canada flight hits fire truck on runway at LaGuardia Airport
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Air Canada flight collides with vehicle at New York's Laguardia Airport
An Air Canada Express flight collided with a vehicle shortly after landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late Sunday, the latest in a series of incidents that have put aviation safety in the spotlight. 📷: Ryan Murphy/AP Photo