4 injured after Air Canada plane collides with vehicle at New York's La Guardia Airport
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Key Points:
- An Air Canada Express Bombardier CRJ-900 collided with a Port Authority fire truck on LaGuardia Airport's Runway 4 around 11:45 p.m. ET Sunday, injuring four people.
- The pilot and copilot sustained serious injuries, while a sergeant and an officer in the fire truck suffered broken limbs and are in stable condition.
- The plane was carrying 76 passengers and four crew members and was traveling about 30 mph at the end of its landing when the collision occurred.
- LaGuardia Airport was closed and flights were halted due to the emergency, with the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board investigating the incident.
- Video footage showed significant damage to the plane's forward fuselage, and no other major injuries have been reported.
