Pilots dead and dozens injured after plane crashes into firetruck on LaGuardia tarmac

An Air Canada jet sits on the runway at LaGuardia Airport, Monday, March 23, 2026, after colliding with a Port Authority aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle after landing in New York. AP Photo/Ryan Murphy

By Ryan Schwach

Two airline pilots were killed and dozens of passengers were injured after a plane crashed into a firetruck on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport late Sunday night.

The two pilots of an Air Canada flight died when they accidentally collided with a Port Authority firetruck, injuring several dozen others. Flights remain suspended in and out of the Queens airport as of Monday afternoon.

The Bombardier CRJ-900 airplane crashed into a Port Authority Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting on Runway 4 around 11:40 p.m., according to the Port Authority.

The plane was a Jazz Aviation flight operating on behalf of Air Canada.

The pilot and co-pilot of the plane were pronounced dead at the scene. Forty-one others – 39 passengers and two Port Authority officers – were transported to the hospital.

The National Transportation Safety Board is on scene and investigating the incident.

Reports indicate that the plane was travelling between 93 and 105 mph when it hit the truck.

Air Traffic Control also reportedly tried to stop the incident from occurring, telling the truck to stop just before the collision.

The Port Authority said that flights in and out of the airport will remain suspended until at least 2 p.m. on Monday as the investigation continues.

This is a developing story.