LaGuardia Airport issues official statement after Air Canada plane collides with fire truck on runway

In seconds, a routine landing from Montreal turned into disaster on Runway 4. An Air Canada Express jet, moving at taxi speed, collided with a fire truck that shouldn’t have been there. Controllers tried to stop it, but it was too late—two pilots were killed and dozens injured.

Now LaGuardia is under intense scrutiny as investigators search for answers. Whether it was miscommunication, system failure, or human error, the focus remains on accountability for those affected.