06:20 AM EDT, 03/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- New York City's LaGuardia Airport was closed Monday after a passenger plane collided with an emergency vehicle on the runway, killing two pilots, authorities said, The Wall Street Journal is reporting.

An Air Canada Express plane arriving from Montreal collided with a firefighting vehicle late Sunday, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The Federal Aviation Administration implemented a full ground stop at the airport until Monday afternoon.

The two pilots of the Air Canada Express plane were killed in the crash, a spokesperson for the Port Authority said. A further 41 people, including passengers, crew, and two Aircraft Rescue and

Firefighting officers, were taken to the hospital, they added.

The incident happened at around 11:40 p.m. ET Sunday when a Jazz Aviation flight operating on behalf of Air Canada ( ACDVF ) struck a Port Authority firefighting vehicle that was responding to a separate incident. Jazz Aviation said the preliminary passenger list indicated the aircraft was carrying 72 passengers and four crew members.

The FAA said LaGuardia would remain closed until at least 2 p.m. ET Monday. More than 500 flights scheduled to arrive or depart LaGuardia Airport have been canceled, according to data from the flight-tracking website FlightAware.

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