00:01An Air Canada Express aircraft collided with a ground vehicle at New York's LaGuardia Airport
00:07on Sunday night, killing both the pilot and co-pilot. Authorities said there were 76 people
00:14on board Flight 8646 when the incident happened at about 11.38 p.m. They said the plane hit a
00:22fire truck while landing at the airport, and the incident led to the closure of the airport
00:27to allow U.S. federal agencies to carry out their investigation. The Federal Aviation Administration
00:34said the airport is expected to remain shut until 2 p.m. on Monday, with 18 flights being
00:40diverted to other airports or returned to their point of origin. The aircraft in question came
00:46from the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport in Quebec, Canada. Reports said that the fire
00:53struck was manned by police officers, where a sergeant and an officer had suffered broken
00:58limbs and were in stable condition at a hospital. A total of 11 people were injured during the
01:04incident.
