APTOPIX NY LaGuardia Crash

An Air Canada jet carrying more than 70 passengers collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, killing two pilots and injuring several others. Officials say the fire truck was crossing the tarmac late Sunday after being given permission to check on another plane reporting an odor onboard. Before the collision, an air traffic controller can be heard on airport communications frantically telling the fire truck to stop. The crash temporarily shut down LaGuardia — the New York region’s third busiest hub — during what was already a messy time at U.S. airports. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says LaGuardia is “well-staffed” but still faces a shortage of air traffic controllers.

Just before an Air Canada jet collided with an airport fire truck, air traffic controllers a…

Investigators are continuing to delve into what caused the high speed crash between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. The collision Sunday killed the pilots and injured several others. But stories of survival are also emerging, including that of a flight attendant, found injured but alive outside the aircraft. Passengers opened emergency exit doors, jumped off the wings and then turned around to catch the others. Officials say the fire truck was crossing the tarmac after being given permission to check on another plane reporting an odor onboard. The crash temporarily shut down LaGuardia during what was already a messy time at U.S. airports.