A passenger plane operated by Jazz Aviation under Air Canada Express collided with a fire truck while landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York late Sunday night, killing the pilot and co-pilot. The crash occurred around 11:30 p.m. local time as Flight 8646 from Montreal was landing on Runway 4 at about 30 miles per hour. At least 41 people were injured, including two police officers. The fire truck was responding to another aircraft emergency when the collision happened.

Authorities said 72 passengers and four crew members were on board. Injured passengers were taken to Elmhurst Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian Queens. The Port Authority confirmed that the two officers are expected to recover. Radio communication records indicated that air traffic control had ordered the fire truck to stop, but the collision occurred before the instruction took effect.

Visibility at the time was reduced to about three miles due to rain and fog. The airport was temporarily closed, and the Federal Aviation Administration suspended all flights until Monday afternoon. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board have launched a joint investigation, while former U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General Mary Schiavo blamed FAA negligence and poor coordination between air and ground control for the crash.