Passengers described the mayhem aboard an Air Canada Express flight that crashed into a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late Sunday, killing both pilots and leaving dozens injured. In audio from the air traffic control tower, someone from the control tower demands the fire truck stop. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“Stop, stop, stop, stop truck one, stop,” said the unnamed control tower official. Once passengers got off the flight, they were directed to the Air Canada ticket counter to find their families, Kathryn Garcia, the executive director of the New York Port Authority, told reporters. “Then I know the controllers are hopefully more refreshed.”An Air Canada Express plane sits on the tarmac after it collided with a fire truck on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport on March 23, 2026 in New York City.

Source: National Post March 23, 2026 14:15 UTC