LaGuardia collision between plane, vehicle leaves 2 pilots dead, airport closed

An Air Canada Express passenger jet struck a firefighting vehicle as it landed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Sunday evening, killing the plane’s two pilots and injuring dozens.

The plane struck an emergency vehicle responding to a separate incident at the airport, said Kathryn Garcia, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, at a news conference early Monday.