Air Canada Plane collides with rescue truck at LaGuardia airport, 2 pilots killed and dozens injured
The Economic Times·2026-03-23 18:12
Both the deceased pilot and co-pilot were Canadian nationals, as stated by CBS News. The aircraft was moving at around 100 mph when the collision happened, with the New York Times reporting that audio recordings from the air traffic tower indicated that the air traffic controllers might have been distracted when the collision took place. The flight was Air Canada Flight 8646 operated by Jazz Aviation, and it rammed into a fire truck which was on its way to respond to another emergency on another flight. Th ...