"Chilling audio reveals the moments before and after an arriving airplane collided with an emergency truck on the runway at LaGuardia Airport, killing the pilot and co-pilot and injuring two Port Authority police officers."
"Air traffic controllers can be heard giving directions to the Air Canada flight, then the firetruck as they neared Runway 4 at the Queens airport around 11:30 p.m. Sunday."
"A person is heard quickly instructing the truck to stop multiple times before the audio cuts out. When it comes back, someone indicates they 'messed up.'"
Audio recordings reveal the moments leading up to and following a collision between an Air Canada flight and an emergency truck at LaGuardia Airport. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m., resulting in the deaths of the pilot and co-pilot, while two Port Authority police officers were injured. Air traffic controllers provided directions to both the flight and the firetruck, with urgent instructions to stop the truck before the collision. The audio captures a person acknowledging a mistake in handling the situation.
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