NTSB probes continue on Air Canada Express

Investigators probing the deadly collision of an Air Canada Express jet with a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia airport said they wanted to interview an air traffic controller who was juggling another emergency in the run-up to the crash.



National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy told reporters at LaGuardia that the controller would be one part of the investigation by the independent federal agency, which would "rule nothing out."



The accident while landing, which killed both pilots and seriously injured another nine people, has revived concerns over air traffic control staffing shortages at major U.S. airports and the need for more funding to modernize safety systems.



Homendy said the collision shortly before midnight on Sunday happened during an overnight shift for the controller, who would typically be removed from duty after such an accident.