{"id":270470,"date":"2026-03-23T09:52:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=270470"},"modified":"2026-03-23T09:52:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:52:28","slug":"2-killed-dozens-injured-after-air-canada-flight-hits-fire-truck-on-runway-at-laguardia-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/2-killed-dozens-injured-after-air-canada-flight-hits-fire-truck-on-runway-at-laguardia-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"2 killed, dozens injured after Air Canada flight hits fire truck on runway at LaGuardia Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2025758850\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>An Air Canada plane collided with a fire truck while landing at New York\u2019s LaGuardia Airport Sunday, killing the flight\u2019s pilot and copilot, injuring dozens and temporarily shutting down the the New York area\u2019s third-busiest airport, officials said.<\/p><div id=\"antig-342676450\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:771\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:771\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 1143w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:214\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:732\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 732w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:1075\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:771\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 1097w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1143\" height=\"1600\"   \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Around 11:40 p.m., a Jazz Aviation flight operating on behalf of Air Canada struck a Port Authority Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting vehicle, which was responding to a separate incident, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEmergency response protocols were immediately activated,\u201d the statement said. \u201cThe airport is currently closed to facilitate the response and allow for a thorough investigation.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"antig-524880433\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-452262782\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1320\/h:730\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1320\/h:730\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:166\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:566\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:425\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:385\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1320\" height=\"730\"   \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The plane was carrying 72 passengers and 4 crew members, the airline said.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1381064057\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Initial reports indicate 41 passengers and crew were transported to the hospital and 32 of those have since been released, Port Authority Executive Director Kathryn Garcia said at a news conference early Monday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two people in the fire truck were also taken to the hospital and are in stable condition, Garcia said.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2295253768\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2026-03-23t083235z-1291885053-rc27aka7le7n-rtrmadp-3-usa-crash-air-canada.JPG?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\" alt=\"Debris hangs from a damaged Air Canada jet that collided with a fire truck while landing Monday night at New York's LaGuardia Airport.\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Debris hangs from a damaged Air Canada jet that collided with a fire truck while landing Monday night at New York&#8217;s LaGuardia Airport.&nbsp;Adam Gray\/Reuters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Passengers from the flight were directed to Air Canada\u2019s ticket counter to be reunited with their families, according to Garcia, who said that included one unaccompanied minor who was on the plane.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2747962631\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_1115\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The airport will be closed at least until 2 p.m. Monday for the investigation into the collision, Garcia said.<\/p><div id=\"antig-940867387\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The truck had preliminarily been cleared and was responding to a nearby flight that had\ufeff requested assistance for an unknown odor in the cockpit, a law enforcement official told CNN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photos and videos from the scene showed severe damage to the nose of the plane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jazz confirmed the incident involving Air Canada flight 8646 from Montreal in a statement early Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap26082251147760.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\" alt=\"A Port Authority aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle lays on its side off of runway 4 after colliding with an Air Canada jet after it landed at LaGuardia Airport, New York, on March 23, 2026.\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Port Authority aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle lays on its side off of runway 4 after colliding with an Air Canada jet after it landed at LaGuardia Airport, New York, on March 23, 2026.&nbsp;Ryan Murphy\/AP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The flight took off from Montreal Trudeau International Airport shortly after 10:30 p.m. ET and arrived at LaGuardia about an hour later, according to the flight tracking site FlightRadar24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plane was going about 130 miles per hour just before it hit the fire truck, according to the last data point collected before the collision by Flightradar24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The New York City Fire Department said it responded to a reported incident involving a plane and vehicle on the airport\u2019s runway at around 11:38 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nasstatus.faa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">issued<\/a>&nbsp;a ground stop at LaGuardia shortly after the collision due to an \u201caircraft emergency.\u201d The airport is expected to be closed until 2 p.m. Monday, according to the FAA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday\u2019s collision comes as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us\/live-news\/tsa-wait-times-government-shutdown-03-22-26?t=1774234659091\">airports across the US have been thrown into turmoil<\/a>&nbsp;amid the ongoing lapse of funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which has left Transportation Security Administration officers working without pay. An increasing number of TSA officers have been calling off work, leading to staffing shortages inside airport security and lengthy screening lines at some airports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/10\/30\/us\/faa-workers-without-paycheck\">the government shutdown late last year<\/a>, air traffic controllers are not affected by the current partial shutdown over DHS funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LaGuardia is the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.panynj.gov\/airports\/en\/statistics-general-info.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York metropolitan area\u2019s third-busiest airport<\/a>&nbsp;and a major transit hub. Its temporary closure adds further woes to an already stressed US air travel system. More than 500 flights in and out of the airport were canceled as of early Monday, according to the flight tracking site&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flightaware.com\/live\/cancelled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FlightAware<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2026-03-23t070500z-1211875288-rc26aka9mpo7-rtrmadp-3-usa-crash-air-canada.JPG?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\" alt=\"A bus transports passengers from an Air Canada Express jet that collided with a ground vehicle at LaGuardia Airport.\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A bus transports passengers from an Air Canada Express jet that collided with a ground vehicle at LaGuardia Airport.Bing Guan\/Reuters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Air traffic control audio captures the moments leading up to the collision, which began with another flight reporting an emergency on the other side of the airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United flight 2384 aborted a takeoff due to a warning light<em>,&nbsp;<\/em>and the pilots reported an odor in the cabin had sickened the flight attendants, according to a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/liveatc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LiveATC.com<\/a>recording of air traffic control audio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To get from the airport fire station to the United plane, the fire truck was granted permission to cross the runway where the Air Canada plane was landing, according to the air traffic control audio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seconds later, the controller urgently orders the truck to stop, before saying there has been a collision on the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTruck One, stop, stop, stop!\u201d an air traffic controller is heard saying, before addressing the plane seconds later: \u201cJAZZ 646, I see you collided with the vehicle. Just hold position. I know you can\u2019t move. 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