An Air Canada flight collided with a vehicle while landing at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday night, leaving at least four people critically injured, reports said.
The flight from Montreal was landing at around 11:30 pm when the aircraft struck a Port Authority vehicle on the runway, according to reports.
The Air Canada Express plane could be seen on the tarmac, with its nose badly damaged, front tilted into the air.
The New York Fire Department confirmed to the Daily Mail that its crews had received reports of an incident involving an aircraft and a vehicle on runway four.
The Bombardier CRJ-900 aircraft was reportedly carrying 76 passengers and crew during the incident.
Multiple people are feared to have been injured, although no official reports have confirmed.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced a ground stop due to an aircraft emergency, effectively closing LaGuardia Airport at 11.50 pm EST.
The New York Police Department told the Daily Mail that it was aware of an incident.
An Air Canada Express plane collided with a Port Authority vehicle on Sunday night on Runway 4 of LaGuardia Airport. The cockpit suffered severe damage, as pictured above
The Air Canada Express plane was reportedly carrying 76 passengers and crew during the incident. The jet is pictured above being removed from the runway by Port Authority Police
Emergency personnel worked to clear the damage overnight on Monday. The Air Canada aircraft collided after departing from Montreal
LaGuardia has warned of flight disruptions due to weather conditions at 8.30 pm EST. New York experienced rainy conditions on Sunday night.
The Daily Mail has reached out to LaGuardia Airport, the FAA, Air Canada and the Port Authority Police for additional information.
The incident comes as airports are already facing mounting pressure amid a DHS funding standoff.
LaGuardia is among many airports facing challenges, with employees forced to work without pay and passengers facing long security lines.
Travelers reported lines spilling through the parking lot on Sunday morning, with some saying they waited for up to three hours.
Donald Trump announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would be sent to airports on Monday to help TSA agents.
Port Authority Police and FDNY responded to the collision. LaGuardia subsequently closed to allow emergency crews to respond. The aftermath of the collision is pictured above as Port Authority worked to clear the plane
The Federal Aviation Administration announced that LaGuardia Airport, pictured above in November, was closed at 11.50 pm EST due to an emergency
‘If the Democrats do not allow for Just and Proper Security at our Airports, and elsewhere throughout our Country, ICE will do the job far better than ever done before!’ Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Saturday.
‘I look forward to moving ICE in on Monday, and have already told them to, ‘GET READY.’ NO MORE WAITING, NO MORE GAMES!’
Border czar Tom Homan confirmed on CNN that he had been working to finalize a plan with ICE Director Tedd Lyons and acting administrator for the TS Ha Nguyen McNeill to deploy ICE agents.
He added that the officials would have a plan in place by the end of the day on Sunday, which included which airports would be targeted.
