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Air Canada Plane Strikes Fire Truck At LaGuardia: Two Pilots Dead In Runway Collision

Two pilots were killed after an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport, triggering injuries, flight disruption and urgent investigation. (Credit: Screengrab from YouTube/Associated Press)

Two Canadian pilots were killed on Sunday night after an Air Canada Express jet collided with a Port Authority fire truck during a landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

The aircraft, a Bombardier CRJ-900 operated by Jazz Aviation, was carrying 72 passengers and four crew members from Montreal when it struck the emergency vehicle on Runway 4 at approximately 11:38pm.

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