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LaGuardia Halts Flights After Air Canada Jet Hits Vehicle on Runway

Investigators are reviewing communications to determine how a runway vehicle entered the jet’s path.

Overview

  • Federal regulators issued a ground stop for LaGuardia and said a formal investigation is underway into the collision.
  • The aircraft was an Air Canada Express Bombardier CRJ-900 operated by Jazz Aviation arriving from Montreal.
  • Air-traffic-control audio reported by media captures a vehicle cleared to cross the runway and then told to stop seconds before impact.
  • Media reports cite four injured, including the pilot and copilot seriously, and two Port Authority officers with limb fractures in stable condition.
  • Flight-tracking data indicate an impact speed of roughly 39–48 km/h, and multiple flights were delayed, canceled, or diverted during the shutdown.