‘Stop, stop, stop’: Listen to LaGuardia control tower audio during collision
Collision at LaGuardia: Control Tower Audio Reveals Critical Moments
An Air Canada aircraft with 72 passengers and four crew members successfully touched down in Montreal on Sunday evening. However, shortly after, it collided with a firefighting vehicle, resulting in a fatal crash that claimed the lives of two pilots. Audio from the air traffic control tower captures the tense sequence of events leading to the incident.
Forty-one individuals, including passengers and crew, were transported to the hospital along with two ground officers. Only nine remain under care, while the rest have been released. The two officers in the vehicle are reported to be in stable condition with no severe injuries.
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