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The Independent UK
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LaGuardia Airport runway reopens after tragic collision killed two

The runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport, where a plane collided with a fire truck, killing two pilots and injuring several others, reopened Thursday morning.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced the tarmac resumed operations around 10 a.m., after the runway and its infrastructure were "repaired, inspected, and confirmed" to meet Federal Aviation Administration safety regulations.

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