VIDEO shows plane colliding with fire truck in New York; pilots died

Video shows moment in which plane hits fire truck in New York A video recorded the moment of collision between a plane and a fire truck on the runway at LaGuardia airport, in New York, in the United States. The pilot and co-pilot died, and 41 other people were injured, including the two employees who were in the truck. The image shows the Air Canada Express plane on the runway, at low speed — according to local authorities. It is possible to see, in the right corner of the video, the truck approaching along a side road to the track. The two vehicles then collide violently, and the nose of the plane rises due to the impact. Air Canada plane crashes after collision with fire truck at LaGuardia Airport in New York, USA, on March 22, 2026. Bing Guan/ Reuters Emergency crews work at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York, United States, after an Air Canada Express jet collides with a fire truck on March 23, 2026 Shannon Stapleton/Reuters The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a ground ground order for all planes at the airport, which canceled operations. The airport, the third largest in New York, is expected to remain closed until late afternoon on Monday (23). The LaGuardia website showed that arriving planes were diverted to other airports or returned to their point of origin. The crash occurred around 11:40 pm on Sunday (22), when the vehicle, belonging to the LaGuardia airport port authority, asked for permission to cross the runway. Audio from the control tower, released by the Live ATC monitoring website, revealed the moment of the crash. In it, the fire truck driver asks for permission to drive on the track, and the controller authorizes it. Seconds later, he asks the driver to stop, but the vehicle does not respond to the command. “Stop, stop, stop!” says the tower, without response. In images posted on social media, it is possible to see the nose of the aircraft raised and damaged. According to FlightRadar24, the passengers had already disembarked when the accident occurred. Emergency teams respond to collision at LaGuardia Airport, NY Bing Guan/Reuters An Air Canada jet stops on the runway at LaGuardia Airport, this Monday, March 23, 2026, after colliding with a Port Authority vehicle in New York. Ryan Murphy/AP The CRJ-900 aircraft hit the vehicle at a speed of about 39 km/h, according to Flightradar24. The flight departed from Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau international airport, the main airport in Montreal, Canada. The jet was operated by Jazz Aviation, Air Canada’s regional partner. According to a statement released by the operator, the aircraft was carrying 72 passengers and four crew members. Lack of staff impacts airports in the US Passengers queue for passport checks at Atlanta international airport, in the USA, on March 21, 2026. Jeff Amy/ AP Although there is no confirmation of the link between the lack of staff and the accident involving the CRJ-900 aircraft, airports in the United States have been suffering for months with a reduced number of employees. The President of the United States, Donald Trump, said this Sunday (22) that agents from the Immigration and Customs Service (ICE) will operate at airports across the country starting this Monday (23) to help employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Trump had already made this threat on Saturday (21), if Democratic senators do not approve the Department of Homeland Security’s budget project. “On Monday, ICE will go to airports to help our wonderful TSA agents who have remained on the job,” he said in a post on Truth Social on Sunday. ➡️ The threat was an attempt by Trump to pressure the senators, who on Friday (20) vetoed the Department of Homeland Security’s budget project. The impasse occurs because Democrats demand changes in ICE practices, following the wave of protests over the deaths of two US citizens, Renée Good and Alex Pretti, by immigration agents in Minnesota (read more below). As a result, funding for the Department of Homeland Security is frozen, and many airport security employees have stopped working because they are not receiving salaries. The strike generated long queues at the main airports in the United States this Saturday. The vast majority of TSA employees are considered essential and continue to work during the suspension of government funding, but without pay. Still, many of them have been absent, citing health reasons due to the lack of wages. GIF – video shows plane colliding with fire truck at NY NBC/LGA Airport

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