"At approximately 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, a Jazz Aviation flight operating on behalf of Air Canada was involved in an incident on Runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport in which the aircraft struck a Port Authority Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting vehicle that was responding to a separate incident," the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said in a statement
The statement noted the Port Authority Police Department and the agency's chairman and executive director are the scene on the runway of the airport, which is closed while the accident is investigated
Jazz Aviation LP, operating as Air Canada Express, issued a statement confirming the accident. The airline said a preliminary passenger list, which is subject to confirmation, indicates there were 72 passengers and four crew members
Data shows the flight originated at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, the major airport serving Montreal, according to online flight tracker FlightAware
A spokesperson for the New York City Fire Department said firefighters responded to reports of a plane that crashed into a vehicle on the runway at 11:38 pm. Additional information was not immediately available
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