LaGuardia plane crash video shows jet collide with fire truck after frantic air traffic control warning

Newly released video reveals the disturbing infinitesimal an Air Canada pitchy collided with a occurrence motortruck connected a runway astatine New York City’s LaGuardia airport, sidesplitting some pilots connected board. 

The video posted by FDNY Response Videos shows the pitchy careening down Runway 4 and slamming into a Port Authority occurrence motortruck arsenic it was turning with its exigency lights connected astir 11:45 p.m. connected Sunday. 

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An Air Canada Jet sits connected the runway astatine LaGuardia Airport, Monday, March 23, 2026, aft colliding with a Port Authority conveyance successful New York.  (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

The exigency conveyance subsequently flips respective times arsenic the level appears to suffer power connected the rain-soaked runway. 

In an aerial postulation power audio clip recorded conscionable moments earlier the crash, a controller appears to springiness clearance for the occurrence motortruck to transverse the tarmac earlier frantically asking the operator to halt the vehicle.

LAGUARDIA PLANE CRASH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AUDIO REVEALS FRANTIC CALL FOR TRUCK TO 'STOP, STOP, STOP'

An Air Canada Express CRJ-900 sits connected the runway aft colliding with a Port Authority occurrence motortruck astatine LaGuardia Airport connected March 23, 2026, successful New York City.  (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

"Stop, motortruck one. Stop," the transmission said. "Frontier 4195, halt determination please. Stop, stop, stop, stop." 

The craft past strikes the occurrence truck, ripping the chemoreceptor disconnected the plane.

At the clip of the collision, the pitchy was carrying 72 passengers and 4 unit members, according to officials. 

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Departures committee shows canceled flights astatine LaGuardia Airport aft an Air Canada Jet collision successful New York, NY, Monday, March 23, 2026. The Air Canada Jet deed a Port Authority craft rescue and firefighting conveyance aft landing. (Dario Alequin for Fox News Digital)

Both pilots aboard the CRJ-900 craft were killed successful the collision, though their identities person not yet been made public.

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Dozens of passengers aboard the level were besides wounded successful the crash, and astatine slightest 2 Port Authority firefighters successful the motortruck besides suffered "serious injuries," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.

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A Port Authority spokesperson said successful a connection to Fox News Digital that the Port Authority Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting conveyance was responding to a abstracted incidental arsenic the craft was landing connected Runway 4 astatine LaGuardia.

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Jack Cabot, a rider aboard the flight, described galore of the passengers arsenic bleeding from their heads.

"I retrieve looking down maine aft we got disconnected and determination was immoderate feline with conscionable humor coming disconnected his face," helium said. "A batch of radical got beauteous hurt."

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By 2 p.m. Monday, officials announced LaGuardia airdrome had reopened, adding travelers should expect delays oregon formation cancellations from their airlines arsenic officials enactment to resume mean operations. 

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"LaGuardia Airport is present open, expect delays and/or cancellations," airdrome officials posted connected X. "Plan up and cheque with your hose for the latest updates."