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malaise

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Mon Mar 23, 2026, 05:43 AM Monday

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

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.
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