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BREAKINGTwo dead after Air Canada flight crashes into fire truck

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A pilot and co-pilot were killed when an Air Canada plane collided with a Port Authority rescue vehicle late Sunday night, causing the closure of New York's LaGuardia International Airport to trigger a major evacuation effort involving 76 people on board who survived or are being accounted for in ongoing investigations by aviation officials.

An Air Canada Express flight collided with a Port Authority rescue vehicle upon landing on Runway 4 of LaGuardia International Airport late last night.

— (MSNBC)

Two people were killed and four firefighters are critically injured after an aircraft hit the fire engine at New York's airport, leaving two dead while several others remain in critical condition due to injuries sustained during this incident on Sunday evening (March 21).

— (Dailyrecord.co.uk)
The pilot and co-pilot were killed and dozens of people were injured at New York's LaGuardia Airport late Sunday night when an arriving Air Canada Express plane and a firetruck collided on a runway, officials said.
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