A company plane Air Canada collided with a fire truck this morning at LaGuardia Airport (Queens) in New York, and has left several injured, according to local media reports.
According to the media, the crash occurred on runway 4 when the Air Canada CRJ-900 aircraft, from Montreal, was landing.
Until now, heThe authorities have not commented on the causes of the incident or the number of victims, although some media report at least two deaths and numerous serious injuries..
According to The New York Post, the injured included two Airport Authority police officers and four firefighters. The agents are part of the Aircraft Rescue Unit at LaGuardia Airport.
On the plane, a Bombardier CRJ-90, 100 passengers were traveling, mostly Orthodox Jews from the New York area..
In addition, it has been reported that both landing and takeoff operations at the air terminal have been paralyzed, Efe reports.
In the images that have been shared on social networks you can see how the front part of the plane has suffered a strong impact and is elevated from the ground.
LaGuardia Airport is New York’s second airport, located in Queens, it is the city’s main airfield for internal flights, due to its centralized location and its proximity to Manhattan.