Air traffic controllers can be heard giving directions to the firetruck as it was near Runway 4 at the Queens airport around 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The person can…
Air traffic controllers can be heard giving directions to the firetruck as it was near Runway 4 at the Queens airport around 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The person can be heard quickly instructing the truck to stop multiple times before the audio cuts out.
The Air Canada plane was nearing the end of its landing procedure when it collided with a Port Authority firetruck manned by police officers that was on the runway, according to two sources familiar with the matter.Two Port Authority police officers were injured and taken to area hospitals, two sources told NBC New York. The two PAPD members — a sergeant and an officer — suffered broken bones in the collision, but were expected to recover.From Jamaica to Astoria to Flushing to Sunnyside and all points between, NBC New York covers Queens news, weather, traffic and more.Flight AC8646, a Jazz Aviation flight operating as Air Canada Express, had taken off from Montréal Sunday evening, according to a Jazz Aviation statement. Two sources said the plane was travelling about 30 mph at the time it collided with the vehicle on Runway 4. For comparison, when taxiing on the tarmac, planes typically travel about 5 mph. A Port Authority spokesperson said the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting vehicle was responding to a separate incident at the time of the collision, but no further details were provided.
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