Live updates: 2 dead after Air Canada plane, fire truck collide at LaGuardia Airport

[malaise]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/air-canada-laguardia-collision-live-updates-rcna264682

Two people were killed when a passenger jet struck a Port Authority vehicle at LaGuardia Airport late last night, officials said. They are the pilot and co-pilot.
41 people were injured in the collision and were treated in local hospitals, and 32 have been released, the Port Authority said. Some are seriously injured.
The collision involved a Jazz Aviation flight operated on behalf of Air Canada. The plane was carrying 72 passengers and four crew members in total.
The Port Authority aircraft rescue and firefighting truck was responding to unrelated reports of an "odor" on a United flight when it was struck at 11:40 p.m. last night, according to a Port Authority spokesperson.
LaGuardia is now closed and won't reopen until 2 p.m. today at the earliest, as authorities investigate. The closure could be extended and police have warned people to avoid the area.

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Clearly the rescue and fire truck vehicle hit the aircraft that had just landed. No words.

[malaise]

1. From the link

The plane was nearing the end of its landing, rolling at about 30 mph, when collision took place, the sources said.

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So it was the rescue vehicle that hit a landing plane.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Ground stop: Flights halted at LaGuardia after deadly collision - Morning Joe - MS NOW

Two people were killed when a passenger jet struck a Port Authority vehicle at LaGuardia Airport late last night, officials said. They are the pilot and co-pilot. LaGuardia is now closed and won't reopen until 2 p.m. today at the earliest, as authorities investigate. The closure could be extended and police have warned people to avoid the area. - Aired on 03/23/2026.

[malaise]

3. Too sad

More here

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Thanks! How horrible!

And I'm already afraid to fly...

[dawn5651]

5. from what the cbc is reporting is the air traffic controller tried to get the fire truck to stop and from what we

saw that didn't happen...may the pilots rest in peace...i don't know about the fire truck people i hope that they are ok but from what i saw of that air canada express i don't know.

[malaise]

6. Too sad

Some folks have serious injuries

[dawn5651]

9. agreed. this hadn't happened by the time i went to bed last nite ...this story was the first story i saw when i

checked. hopefully those still in the hospital will soon be released. time will tell what will happen to that air traffic controller.

[multigraincracker]

7. Sees like flying has become less safe

and more scary under Drump.

[yardwork]

8. It sure has. We're all less safe under Trump.

[dawn5651]

10. bottom line is the air traffic controller made a massive mistake and

didn't get the fire truck stopped...heartbreaking all the way around...for the families of the pilots, for those on board and for those on the ground.

[yardwork]

11. This is a systems failure.

Our air traffic control system is so poor there is no room for human error. That's unsustainable because sooner or later human error is inevitable. Strong systems build in failsafe measures so that a single human error doesn't end in catastrophe.

[dawn5651]

12. it may be a system failure but the video i saw shows that that fire truck went right out in to the air canada express

jet. i also know that those in the fire truck are injured along with those on the jet, plus the 2 pilots being killed.

[yardwork]

13. Check out this story. No paywall:

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/03/aviation-failures-tsa-dhs-shutdown/686505/?gift=hLnulyU3Fb1D5AXfc3h9jZgVVUR5cN_6QVgotc_faTI

American Aviation Is Near Collapse
Fatal crashes, overstressed controllers, and endless security lines reveal a system teetering on the brink of failure.

[dawn5651]

14. all i can say is jesus h. christ.