After the impact between a plane Air Canada against a fire truck at the airport LaGuardiathe clip of the moment was broadcast.
It should be remembered that the accident occurred at 9:40 p.m. on Sunday, March 22 (local time) in the lane 4 of the LaGuardia Airport located in New Yorkin the USA.
The collision caused 2 people died and 41 were injuredthe occupants of the fire truck are reported to be in serious health condition. Of the total injured, 32 have already been discharged, according to Kathryn Garciadirector of the city’s port authority.
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The plane, a CRJ-900 operated por Jazz Aviationa regional partner of the Canadian company, hit the fire truck that was also responding to another incident, the port authority of New York said.
They release video of the moment of the Air Canada collision
The video of the moment of impact between the aircraft and the fire truck was spread through social networks.
In the images, captured by the camera that records the runway, you can see the arrival of ambulances and firefighters in their vehicles that are about to cross the runway to attend to another incident at the airport.
However, a fire truck crossed the runway while the other vehicles stopped because they apparently observed the aircraft, coming from Montreal, approaching the point.
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Then the inevitable happened, the impact between the truck and the Air Canada plane.
Audio from the LaGuardia airport control tower also circulated on social media, where it can be seen that the staff asks the truck driver to stop, just before the collision with the plane.
The investigations into the fatal accident between the Air Canada airline aircraft and the fire truck continue to determine responsibilities.
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