Pilot, co-pilot killed after it hits ground fire truck at NY LaGuardia airport

The pilot and co-pilot of an Air Canada Express regional jet were killed after it collided with a fire truck while landing at New York's LaGuardia airport late on Sunday, in an incident that closed the airport, authorities and U.S. media said.



NBC News, which reported the deaths, said dozens others were injured in the incident. .



The news channel said that the fire truck was manned by police officers, citing sources.



It had earlier said a sergeant and an officer had broken limbs and were in stable condition at a hospital.



The Air Canada Express CRJ-900 plane, operated by its partner Jazz Aviation, was carrying 72 passengers and four crew members from Montreal, based on a preliminary passenger list that remained subject to confirmation.



Jazz is owned by Chorus Aviation.



The aircraft struck the fire vehicle at a speed of about 39 kph, said flight tracking website Flightradar24, which last recorded data at 11:37 p.m.local time