Your LaGuardia Flight Got in a Crash After Landing
So look—you make it through the turbulence, you survive the descent, you even brave the tiny seat you paid too much for, and you think you’re home free, right? Nah. Not at LaGuardia, apparently. Sunday night, an Air Canada flight, Flight 7212, already on the ground, somehow collided with a Port Authority fire truck. And here's the deadass messed up part: the pilot and co-pilot of that truck, both Port Authority employees, they died.
### What Happened on the Tarmac
Yeah, you heard that right. Not in the air, but on the ground. The plane, a CRJ-900 carrying 60 passengers and 4 crew, had just touched down from Montreal around 10:45 PM. It was on a taxiway when it hit the truck. The audio from air traffic control is out there, and you can hear the controller say "I messed up." It's chilling. The plane had some damage to its wing, but the passengers, thank God, were okay. They were eventually bused to the terminal. But for those two Port Authority workers, it was just tragic.
* **Who:** Air Canada Flight 7212 and a Port Authority fire truck.
* **What:** Collision on the tarmac *after* the plane landed.
* **Where:** LaGuardia Airport, on a taxiway.
* **When:** Late Sunday night.
* **Why it Matters:** Two Port Authority employees, the pilot and co-pilot of the truck, died. The investigation is ongoing.
This is the kind of stuff that makes you just shake your head, you know? LaGuardia already gets a hard time – and some of it's deserved, let's be real – but for something like this to happen on the ground, with people just trying to do their jobs, it’s a whole other level. This isn't just a story for air travelers; it's a story for anyone who lives here and relies on this city's infrastructure and the people who keep it running. It’s a gut punch, and it leaves you thinking about the everyday risks people take, whether they’re flying or working on the ground. That’s New York — if you can't keep up, take the bus.
Yo, Keith and the crew are gonna have some thoughts on this tragedy tomorrow morning — don't miss it live at mornings.live.