The pilot and co-pilot of an Air Canada flight were killed when the passenger jet collided with a firetruck while landing in New York on March 22

 

A new video has surfaced showing the deadly crash between a passenger jet and a firetruck at LaGuardia Airport in New York City on March 22 that left two dead and dozens more injured.

The incident occurred around 11:40 p.m. local time on Sunday evening when a Jazz Aviation flight operating on behalf of Air Canada approached Runway 4, LaGuardia Airport and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed on X. Upon landing, the aircraft reportedly collided with an aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) vehicle as the truck was responding to a separate incident at the facility.

An Air Canada Express CRJ-900 sits on the runway after colliding with a Port Authority fire truck at LaGuardia Airport in New York, on March 23, 2026. A plane carrying dozens of people collided with a fire truck on a runway at New York's LaGuardia airport, killing the pilot and co-pilot and causing "serious injuries" to others, authorities said Monday. Due to the crash late Sunday, US aviation authorities halted all flights at LaGuardia, and the port authority said the airport would stay shut until at least 2:00 pm (1800 GMT) "to allow for a thorough investigation."

The scene after an Air Canada flight collided with a firetruck at LaGuardia Airport on March 22.TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP via Getty

A security video of the incident, circulating online an obtained by The Wall Street Journal, and appears to show the moment the Air Canada express plane collided with a firetruck on Runway 4.

Of the 72 passengers and four crew members on board the CRJ-900 aircraft, flight 8646 from Montreal to New York, 39 were transported to the hospital in addition to two ARFF officers, a Port Authority spokesperson confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE.

“The pilot and co-pilot of the Jazz Aviation flight were pronounced deceased,” they added.

A damaged Port Authority fire truck sits near the runway after colliding with an Air Canada Express CRJ-900 at LaGuardia Airport in New York, on March 23, 2026. A plane carrying dozens of people collided with a fire truck on a runway at New York's LaGuardia airport, killing the pilot and co-pilot and causing "serious injuries" to others, authorities said Monday. Due to the crash late Sunday, US aviation authorities halted all flights at LaGuardia, and the port authority said the airport would stay shut until at least 2:00 pm (1800 GMT) "to allow for a thorough investigation."

The scene after an Air Canada flight collided with a firetruck at LaGuardia Airport on March 22.TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty

“Emergency response protocols were immediately activated,” LaGuardia posted on X. “The Port Authority Police Department is on the scene along with the agency’s chairman and executive director. The airport is currently closed to facilitate the response and allow for a thorough investigation.”

In a follow-up post, the airport confirmed it will remain closed until at least 2:00 p.m. local time on Monday, March 23.

The NTSB and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will be leading an investigation into the crash, the FAA confirmed in a statement obtained by PEOPLE. Investigators will consider the speed the plane was moving, air traffic control staffing and if anyone was ejected from the aircraft, Port Authority Executive Director Kathryn Garcia said during a news conference, the BBC reported.

Emergency responders and vehicles next to a damaged Air Canada airplane on a runway

The scene after an Air Canada flight collided with a firetruck at LaGuardia Airport on March 22.Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty

In an air traffic control audio recording released from the incident, one controller is heard giving the go-ahead for the firetruck to cross the runway before shouting, “Stop, stop, stop, stop. Truck 1, stop, stop, stop.”

Later, two unidentified controllers are heard discussing the incident, with one saying, “I got the word that we’re gonna be closed for a little while,” before the other notes, “That wasn’t good to watch.”

The first controller then says, “Yeah, I know. I was there. I was trying to reach out to ‘em to stop. We were dealing with an emergency earlier. I messed up.”

His colleague then says, “Nah, man, you did the best you could.”