At least one child, two adults critically injured in plane crash at Pearson airport

By Canadian Press on February 17, 2025.

TORONTO — A critically injured child is among multiple passengers hurt after a Delta Air Lines plane from Minneapolis crashed and flipped over on the tarmac at Toronto’s Pearson Airport Monday afternoon.

Ornge air ambulance said it was transporting one pediatric patient to Toronto’s SickKids hospital and two adults with critical injuries to other hospitals in the city.

Earlier in the afternoon, Peel Regional Paramedic Services said at least eight injuries were reported in the crash and the plane’s 80 passengers and crew had all been accounted for.

Reached by phone, superintendent Lawrence Saindon said paramedics were triaging patients on the scene.

Images and videos posted on social media show the plane, a Mitsubishi CRJ-900LR, flipped over on the tarmac and several passengers fleeing the jet as emergency crews respond to the scene.

The Delta Air Lines flight 4819 arrived from Minneapolis amid blowing snow following a winter storm that hit the Toronto region over the weekend.

The airport has confirmed there was an “incident upon landing” crash involving a Delta Air Lines plane. The airline did not immediately return a request for comment.

There was no immediate word on the cause of the crash.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in a social media post that provincial officials are in contact with the airport and local authorities and will provide help as needed.

Federal transport minister Anita Anand says she’s closely following the “serious incident.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 17, 2025.

Jordan Omstead and Rianna Lim, The Canadian Press