Overview
- Port Authority officials said the rescue vehicle was responding to a separate cockpit‑smell report and had been cleared to enter the area.
- Jazz Aviation identified the aircraft as an Air Canada CRJ‑900 operating flight 8646 from Montreal with 72 passengers and four crew.
- The collision occurred at approximately 11:40 p.m. local time Sunday during the aircraft’s arrival.
- Two occupants of the Port Authority vehicle were injured, according to authorities.
- FlightRadar24 data indicated the jet was traveling about 130 mph immediately before impact, and photos showed heavy damage to the nose.