The collision between an aircraft and a fire truck occurred at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Sunday night (22nd). The captain and first officer died in the accident.
The aircraft was operated by Jazz Aviation, a partner of Air Canada, and had 72 passengers and 4 crew members on board. The aircraft departed from Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, Canada.
According to the control tower communication audio released by the live ATC monitoring site and reported by CNN, it was revealed that the fire truck was attempting to cross the runway.
The vehicle was cleared to move, but air traffic controllers ordered it to stop several times. In the recording, he can be heard shouting, “Stop, vehicle 1, stop, stop, stop!” and then ask the aircraft to abort the landing.
“Jazz 646, we confirm you have collided with a vehicle here. Please remain where you are. We know you cannot move. Rescue teams are on their way there now,” he continued.
One pilot asked if the runway was closed, and the controller again ordered the landing to be aborted. Meanwhile, another pilot on the ground said, “It wasn’t a good sight.”
“Yes, I know. I was here. I tried to contact them. I told them to stop. I was dealing with another emergency earlier and I made a mistake,” the controller said sadly.
Port Authority CEO Kathleen Garcia said the two pilots were confirmed dead and 41 passengers and crew were taken to hospitals, 32 of whom had already been discharged.
The United States is currently experiencing an airport manpower shortage problem. On Sunday (22nd), Donald Trump announced that ICE agents would support TSA employees starting Monday (23rd).
Trump also warned on Saturday (21st) that he would take similar action if Democratic senators did not approve the Department of Homeland Security budget amid a stalemate in the Senate over changes to how ICE operates.
Air Canada CRJ-900 has collided with a fire truck while landing at La Guardia Airport.
The plane, a Jazz Aviation flight operating on behalf of Air Canada, struck a Port Authority vehicle that was responding a separate incident around 11:40 p.m., according to the Port Authority… pic.twitter.com/6fiEDMTMIj
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