Photo Gallery: Air Canada jet crash at New York’s LaGuardia Airport

By Canadian Press on March 23, 2026.

Two pilots were killed and 41 people taken to hospital after an Air Canada jet carrying 72 passengers and four crew collided with a fire truck on a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late Sunday night.

Disaster struck shortly after 11:30 p.m. Sunday as Flight AC8646 — operated by Air Canada Express carrier Jazz Aviation — touched down after its journey from Montreal Trudeau International Airport.

Here are some scenes from the site of the crash.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 23, 2026.

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