Pilots killed in LaGuardia plane crash named
An Air Canada plane, carrying 73 passengers and four crew, collided with a firefighting vehicle shortly after landing at LaGuardia airport.
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An Air Canada plane, carrying 73 passengers and four crew, collided with a firefighting vehicle shortly after landing at LaGuardia airport.
A tragic accident occurred at New York's LaGuardia Airport when Air Canada Express Flight 8646 collided with a Port Authority Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting vehicle on the runway. The crash resulted in the deaths of the flight's pilot and co-pilot and left 41 others injured. The plane was carrying 72 passengers and four crew members.
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