LaGuardia plane crash caught on horrifying video as both pilots left dead

24 Mar 2026 • 5:18 AM MYT
The Independent
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  • An Air Canada plane collided with a Port Authority fire truck at LaGuardia Airport in New York on Sunday, 22 March.
  • The commercial jet struck the fire truck on the runway, where it was attending to another aircraft that had requested support.
  • The pilot and copilot of the Air Canada plane were killed in the collision.
  • Approximately 40 passengers and crew members were taken to nearby hospitals, with some sustaining serious injuries.
  • A flight attendant was found alive on the ground by rescuers, still strapped to her seat which had fallen through a hole in the plane's floor, with reportedly non-life-threatening injuries.

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