Sudden boom, recall passengers aboard Air Canada plane during crash

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Authorities on early March 23 morning said 32 of the 41 passengers aboard an Air Canada Express flight were released after the aircraft collided with a fire truck during landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport, killing both pilots, injuring dozens, and prompting the temporary closure of the airport.  Passengers described the scene as chaotic, saying that they woke up in shock and several of them hit their heads against the seats in front of them during the collision.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:21Fear. I mean, it was pretty shocking. I didn't know what to expect. We were honestly sleeping

00:25and then landing, and then all of a sudden, boom, woke up in shock, just didn't know what to do.

00:31One of our friends was several rows back from us, and we walked past him on the way out

00:35because he was trying to find his glasses, and his nose was totally broken, bleeding on his face.

00:40A lot of people smacked their head against the seat in front of them.

00:51The plane carried 72 passengers and four crew. The ARFF vehicle carried two officers.

01:01In accordance with our emergency plan, our mutual aid partners, FDNY and NYPD, immediately responded.

01:11Initial numbers indicate that 41 passengers and crew were transported to the hospital as well as the ARFF officers.

01:22At this time, we understand that 32 have been released, but there are also serious injuries.

01:28It is anticipated that the airport will be closed at least until 2 p.m. this afternoon.

01:33to facilitate the investigation by NTSB, which has already begun to be on site.

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