Four people were injured when authorities said an Air Canada passenger plane collided with a fire truck on a La Guardia Airport runway late Sunday, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
The New York Police Department’s media affairs office confirmed the collision between a plane and what appeared to be a Port Authority of New York vehicle, but did not provide any information on injuries.
The pilot and copilot are badly injured. A sergeant and an officer have broken limbs and are in stable condition at a hospital, according to preliminary information from the sources.
No other major injuries have been reported. The Port Authority vehicle was a fire truck manned by police officers, according to the sources.
The sources said 76 passengers and four crew members were on board the plane, which was at the end of landing and going about 30 mph when the collision occurred.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane was a Bombardier CRJ-900 twin-jet aircraft flown by Air Canada Express from Montreal.
The accident happened on LaGuardia’s Runway 4 about 11:45 p.m. ET, it said. The FAA said it was investigating the crash.
Video posted on social media a passenger jet on the runway with its cockpit high and the underside of its forward fuselage mangled.
The airport was closed and flights were subject to a ground stop because of an aircraft emergency, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it was gathering information regarding the situation. It did not provide any other details early Monday.
The airport is in New York City’s Queens borough.
