
LaGuardia closed after deadly collision
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ICE agents sent to airports as TSA callouts remain high; separately, two people have died after a plane collided with a fire truck at New York’s second biggest airport. Follow for live updates
• LaGuardia collision: New York’s LaGuardia Airport is closed after an Air Canada plane collided with a fire truck while landing Sunday night. The pilot and copilot were killed, and two people in the truck were injured, a law enforcement official said. • Dozens injured: Forty one passengers and crew were taken to the hospital, initial reports indicate, and 32 have been released, the Port Authority said. The airport will be closed at least until 2 p.m. ET for an investigation into the collision. • Separate travel woes: ICE agents will head to 13 airports today as talks to fund the Department of Homeland Security have yet to yield a breakthrough, President Donald Trump said. Travelers have been dealing with worsening airport wait times as TSA workers have gone without pay since funding for DHS lapsed in mid-February. Track wait times at major airports here. Two pilots were killed and 41 people were taken to hospitals after an Air Canada flight struck a Port Authority fire rescue vehicle on a runway at LaGuardia Airport late Sunday, officials said. Around 11:40 p.m. a Jazz Aviation flight operating on behalf of Air Canada hit an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting vehicle that was responding to a separate incident, according to a Port Authority spokesperson. The pilot and co-pilot died in the collision.

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