"The truck driver reported hearing Air Traffic Control yell stop, stop, stop on the radio but did not realize it was meant for him. The turret operator in Truck 1 recalled hearing the words stop stop stop but he did not know who that transmission was intended for."
"Due to communications issues, the airport's systems could not spot that the landing plane might be on a collision course. None of the ground vehicles had transponders, leading to difficulties in tracking their positions accurately."
"About two seconds before the crash, the plane had just touched down and was moving fast about 400 feet from a taxiway. The rescue truck was entering the runway at around 30 mph and began turning left."
A rescue truck driver at LaGuardia Airport heard repeated stop commands from Air Traffic Control but did not realize they were directed at him. The turret operator also heard the commands but was unaware of their intended recipient. The airport's systems failed to detect a potential collision due to communication issues and the absence of transponders on ground vehicles. The Air Canada Express flight had just landed when it collided with the truck, which was entering the runway at 30 mph while the plane was moving at 104 mph.
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