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The crash killed two pilots and injured 41 others; 9 remain hospitalized with serious injuries, as the firetruck was responding to a separate emergency, officials said.
- On Sunday, Flight AC8646, a Jazz Aviation flight operating for Air Canada, collided with a Port Authority firetruck on Runway 4 at LaGuardia, killing the pilot and co-pilot.
- A partial DHS funding halt since mid-February left TSA agents unpaid, and about a third of screeners at busy airports did not report for work on Saturday.
- Air traffic‑control audio reviewed by NorthJersey.com shows controllers clearing 'Truck 1' to cross Runway 4 then attempting to rescind that clearance as the CRJ‑900 was completing its landing rollout, shortly before 11:40 p.m.
- LaGuardia will remain closed until 2 p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2026, while the National Transportation Safety Board investigates, and 41 passengers and crew were treated with nine people seriously injured.
- Investigators will examine staffing decisions after reports one air traffic controller handled both local and ground movements at LaGuardia, where night staffing reductions and FAA runway crossing rules apply.
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Investigator of LaGuardia plane crash suggests 'multiple failures' caused the collision; survivors respond
More details and responses have emerged after tragedy struck New York's LaGuardia Airport on Sunday night. Blaze News previously reported that an Air Canada Express CRJ-900 plane operated by regional partner Jazz Aviation struck a Port Authority Airport Rescue and Firefighting vehicle that was responding to a separate incident.'I feel like the pilots saved our lives.'The incident, which occurred between approximately 11:40 p.m. and 11:47 p.m. on…
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