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Two dead in plane crash at LaGuardia airport as firefighters respond
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A pilot and co-pilot have died after their aircraft collided with a firefighting vehicle during an incident involving flames near the tarmac of New York's La Guardia Airport, according to reports from Dutch broadcaster HLN around 07:28 AM local time today (March 23). Multiple international news outlets including Berlingske and Tv4 confirmed that two people lost their lives in this crash which occurred on a runway where emergency vehicles were present.
Key Points
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1A plane crashed into a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport in New York.
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2The pilot and co-pilot of the aircraft were killed in the accident.
Developments
March 23
"Kilder" reports that two people died in a plane crash at an airport near Manhattan, New York.
Perspectives
Two people died in a plane crash at an airport.
— [Mar 23, 07:18] KilderA pilot and co-pilot were killed when the aircraft collided with fire trucks on LaGuardia Airport runway
— [Mar 23, 06:54] Hln.be