An Air Canada Express plane collided with a fire truck on the runway during landing at La Guardia Airport in New York, USA on Sunday night (local time). Due to this the front part of the aircraft was completely destroyed. This flight was coming from Montreal. Runway 4 was closed immediately after the collision. Imposing emergency at the airport, all flight operations were stopped and incoming flights were diverted. According to initial information, some firefighters and four passengers on board the plane were injured, some of whom are in critical condition. However, the complete information is not clear yet. Before the accident, the air traffic controller had asked both the aircraft and the ground vehicle to stop, but the collision still occurred. After this incident, the Federal Aviation Administration stopped all flights at the airport and started an investigation. The air traffic controller had tried to stop the plane. The air traffic control had tried to stop the plane before landing. In the viral audio, the controller kept yelling “Stop, Stop, Truck 1,” but within seconds the collision occurred. After landing, the flight was moving at a speed of about 30 miles per hour on the runway. Videos viral on social media show damage to the front of the plane and the cockpit being lifted. It is not yet clear how the fire truck reached the runway. Planes arriving at the airport were diverted to other airports or turned back. ———————- Also read this news… Plane kept flying for 13 hours with woman’s dead body: Death occurred after takeoff in a flight from Hong Kong to London; Passengers were troubled by the foul smell throughout the journey. A female passenger on a British Airways flight died about an hour after takeoff on Sunday. After this, his body remained in the plane for 13 hours. The body was placed in the rear section of the plane, where the floor was heated. Read the full news…
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