2 Pilots Dead and at least 41 Hospitalized after Air Canada Jet Hits Fire Truck
facebook X Instagram LinkedIn NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 23: 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. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) A catastrophic ground collision at LaGuardia Airport late Sunday night left at least two pilots dead and 41 people hospitalized. The accident reportedly occurred when an arriving Air Canada Express flight hit a Port Authority fire truck responding to a separate emergency, forcing the immediate closure of one of the nation’s busiest aviation hubs. At approximately 11:40 p.m. ET on Sunday, Air Canada Express Flight 8646 — a Bombardier CRJ-900 operated by Jazz Aviation — was completing its landing on Runway 4 after a flight from Montreal. An Air Canada Express jet collided with a fire truck while landing at New York's LaGuardia airport, killing both pilots and injuring at least 40 people. Air traffic control recordings from https://t.c...
