Air Canada Jet Crashes into Fire Truck at LaGuardia

It's March 23rd.

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Late Sunday night, around 11.36 pm, an air-Canada express jet collided with a fire truck

on runway 4 at New York City's LaGuardia Airport.

The crash killed the two pilots on the jet and sent 41 people to the hospital with injuries.

The fire truck had requested and received clearance from air traffic control to cross the

runway at Taxiway Delta.

It was rushing to help a United Airlines flight that aborted takeoff after passengers

reported a strange odor in the cabin.

Audio from the tower captures the tense moments as the controller urgently repeated stop commands

to the truck.

After the impact, a man's voice is heard saying he messed up while the controller directed

the damage jet to whole position.

Emergency vehicles quickly responded and the runway was closed to handle the scene.

vehicles confirm heavy damage to the plane, with responders accessing the area right away.

Investigators are now reviewing the audio and circumstances to understand what led to

the tragic mix-up on one of the busiest runways in the country.