Tragedy struck Sunday night at LaGuardia Airport in New York.
Two pilots of an Air Canada Express flight were killed after they collided with a Port Authority Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting vehicle on the runway at about 11:30 p.m. EST. There were 72 passengers and 4 crew members on board, and 41 of them were injured, per executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Kathryn Garcia. 32 of those victims have already been released from hospitals. The others are being treated for serious injuries. There were two people in the fire truck and both were also injured and taken to the hospital. They’re miraculously listed in stable condition.
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It was such a devastating scene — and it was caught on video. Take a look:
???? HORROR FOOTAGE: Video shows Air Canada Flight AC8646 colliding with a Port Authority fire truck at LaGuardia Airport.
Both pilots are dead. Dozens of passengers and two on the truck were injured.
LGA remains closed as NTSB investigates.
pic.twitter.com/QtV3CMs3Uz— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 23, 2026
Others nearby filmed the aftermath of the jaw-dropping collision:
@daviderea1 Breaking news! Queens, New York/LaGuardia airport space report a collision on runway four between a aircraft and a fire truck. Police have been transmitted second alarm for a box 37 at the airport. Details are still emerging. #laguardiaairport #lga #nyqueens #crashreport
The airport is currently shut down with no planes coming or going. It’s expected to be closed at least until 2 p.m. EST on Monday. Thankfully, some passengers on the flight were able to be reunited with family at the carrier’s ticket counter.
As for how this happened, authorities revealed the Port Authority fire truck was responding to a separate incident on a United Airlines flight that was experiencing a bad “odor” on board, which was causing flight attendants in the back of the plane to start to “feel ill.” They needed to head back to a gate.
In audio from the control tower released by LiveATC, “Truck 1” is heard requesting permission to cross the runway, and an air traffic controller lets them through. Just moments later, however, a controller shouts:
“Truck one, stop, stop, stop!”
The warnings repeat like that until a controller says:
“Jazz 646, I see you collided with a vehicle.”
After reports of the runway closing, a person says of the horrifying collision:
“That wasn’t good to watch.”
Another responds:
“Yeah, I know I was here. I tried to reach out … We were dealing with an emergency earlier. I messed up.”
Oof.
The other replies:
“Nah, man, you did the best you could.”
Listen (below):
Audio from Air Traffic Control when plane collided with fire truck at New York airport:
"Stop Truck 1, stop!"
"We were dealing with an emergency earlier and I messed up" pic.twitter.com/7dJcFov4gq
— BNO News (@BNONews) March 23, 2026
And you can listen to the full press conference:
Such an awful accident. Our hearts go out to all those injured and the family members of those killed. May they rest in peace.
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