The report indicates a crew member on the fire truck heard a warning to stop but did not know the warning was for him.
The report indicates that the driver of the firetruck and the pilot attempted to swerve to avoid the collision seconds before impact. It also notes that runway lights designed to warn ground vehicles of planes landing and taking off were functioning the night of the crash.
It does not say why the fire truck did not stop for the lights. There were two controllers in the LGA tower the night of the crash, but one controller was doing both jobs while the other controller was coordinating a different emergency. In an interview with the NTSB, the "turret operator" said he recalled hearing the controller say "stop stop stop" but didn't know who that transmission was intended for.
He then heard "Truck 1 stop stop stop," realized it was for their vehicle and noticed they had entered the runway. As they turned left, he saw the airplane's lights on the runway. Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below.
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