Plane and ground vehicle collide at New York’s LaGuardia Airport

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New York’s LaGuardia Airport has been closed till additional discover after an Air Canada aircraft collided with a firefighting vehicle responding to a separate incident.

Here’s the assertion from the airport:

“At approximately 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, a Jazz Aviation flight operating on behalf of Air Canada was involved in an incident on Runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport in which the aircraft struck a Port Authority Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting vehicle that was responding to a separate incident.

“Emergency response protocols had been instantly activated. The Port Authority Police Department is on scene together with the company’s chairman and govt director.

“The airport is currently closed to facilitate the response and allow for a thorough investigation.

“This is a growing state of affairs primarily based on preliminary data.

“The Port Authority Police Department is working closely with our airline partners as well as federal authorities and will provide additional updates as more details become available.”