UPDATE 11.17: Pilotul și copilotul avionului implicat în accident au murit și zeci de pasageri sunt răniți.
ȘTIRE INIȚIALĂ. Videoclipuri distribuite pe rețelele de socializare arată operațiuni de evacuare și salvare desfășurate pe aeroport, relatează NDTV.
🚨 BREAKING UPDATE: MULTIPLE CRITICAL PATIENTS AFTER AIR CANADA FLIGHT COLLIDES WITH VEHICLE WHILE LANDING AT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT. POSSIBLE FATALITIES. https://t.co/hZWimAuwe5 pic.twitter.com/62SUgxoUkA
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Incidentul a avut loc în jurul orei 23.40 (ora locală) și a implicat un avion cu aproximativ 100 de pasageri la bord. Patru pompieri din cadrul Departamentului de Poliție al Autorității Portuare au fost grav răniți.
FAA a indicat într-un mesaj că motivul opririi zborurilor este o urgență, fără a oferi detalii suplimentare. Aeroportul LaGuardia a anunțat pe site-ul său că toate avioanele care urmau să aterizeze au fost fie redirecționate către alte aeroporturi, fie întoarse la locul de origine.
Conform unui raport ColLive, accidentul s-a produs în timp ce avionul, operat de compania regională Jazz Airlines, se îndrepta spre o poartă de îmbarcare, în condiții meteorologice nefavorabile.
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