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Two pilots killed after Air Canada jet collision at LaGuardia in New York
Nine people hospitalised and airport was closed after landing plane hits fire truck responding to separate incident
TL;DR
- An Air Canada Express jet collided with a fire truck during landing at LaGuardia Airport.
- The pilot and co-pilot of the aircraft were killed in the crash.
- Nine passengers and crew members sustained serious injuries.
- The fire truck was responding to a separate incident involving a United Airlines flight.
- Air traffic control audio suggests a potential error in directing the fire truck onto the runway.
- LaGuardia Airport was closed for several hours, leading to flight diversions, delays, and cancellations.
- The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the incident.