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Air Canada jet collides with fire truck at LaGuardia, two pilots killed

newsMar 24, 2026

An Air Canada Express regional jet struck a runway fire truck at LaGuardia Airport, killing both pilots. The collision happened amid an apparent emergency response; a controller later said they were handling an earlier emergency and appeared to blame themselves. Investigators recovered the aircrafts flight recorders for analysis. A partial government shutdown slowed the arrival of specialist investigators and complicated the probe.

Key Highlights

Air Canada Express regional jet hit a runway fire truck at LaGuardia.
Both pilots aboard the aircraft were killed in the collision.
Investigators recovered flight recorders; a shutdown slowed specialist investigators arrival.

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