LaGuardia Crash

Investigators walk the site, Monday, March 23, 2026, where an Air Canada jet came to rest after colliding with a Port Authority fire truck at LaGuardia Airport, after landing Sunday night in New York.

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2 pilots killed when jet collides with fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport

2 pilots killed when jet collides with fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport

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.