Terrifying moment plane crashes into fire truck at LaGuardia Airport
that the spot on the truck where the Air Canada passenger plane struck it minimized the destruction, which led to two pilots killed and scores of passengers, crew and two cops wounded. The destroyed Port Authority fire truck is seen on the runway after a deadly collision with an Air Canada plane.
“Because that aircraft hit directly in the middle of the fire truck, the fire truck was moved forward, and the aircraft was damaged in the nose,” Soucie said. If the truck was 40 feet back or forward, “it would have struck against the wing, the fuel cells, the engines and would have created a huge fire and … many, many fatalities,” Soucie said.LaGuardia plane crash audio captures moments before fatal collision: 'I messed up' Air Canada flight attendant on LaGuardia plane was strapped to jumpseat and ejected during deadly crash “So as tragic as this is for the two that we’ve lost, just out of pure luck, that airplane hit in the middle of that fire truck and reduced the number of fatalities significantly.” LaGuardia passengers describe ‘chaos’ before fatal crash, and recount pilot’s heroic final act that saved lives Two pilots dead, 41 people hospitalized after Air Canada plane hits fire truck when landing at LaGuardia, causing airport closureLaGuardia plane crash audio captures moments before fatal collision: ‘I messed up’ Scores of travelers and other crew members were injured in the scary collision that took place around 11:45 p.m. Sunday.LaGuardia plane crash audio captures moments before fatal collision: 'I messed up'Joe Jonas can’t keep his hands off girlfriend Tatiana Gabriela during passionate airport makeout session Inside Gina Gershon’s high school days with Lenny Kravitz and almost breaking Tom Cruise’s nose in love scene Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Forsytes' on PBS, a Bold New Take on a 'Masterpiece' Classic for the 'Bridgerton' Era
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