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Delta plane crashes and flips on its roof at Toronto airport, passengers crawl out from wreck
Delta airlines said in a statement that the aircraft had 76 passengers and four crew onboard at the time of the accident.
Multiple people have sustained injuries after a plane crash at Canada's Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday, local media reported.
18 people, including a child, are said to be injured in the crash, according to Peel Regional Paramedic Services. Three of those are said to be in a critical condition.
CBC television reported that the plane flipped on landing.
In a post on X, the airport confirmed the incident, saying that it is aware of an incident involving a Delta Airlines plane arriving from Minneapolis.
“Emergency teams are responding. All passengers and crew are accounted for,” the post reads.
Local police are said to be on the scene investigating with paramedics forming a staging area off the runway.
According to a CTV News report, the airport had shut down all arrivals and departures after the crash, but the flights have now resumed.
Delta airlines said in a statement that the aircraft had 76 passengers and four crew onboard at the time of the accident.
“Delta is working to connect with customers traveling from, to or through YYZ who should also monitor the status of their flight via the Fly Delta app,” the statement reads.
FAA has said that there was a ground stop at Toronto Pearson airport following the crash, Reuters reported.
“There is a plane crash. However, we don't know the circumstances surrounding it at this point,” Constable Sarah Patten of the Peel Regional Police in Ontario told Reuters.
"It is my understanding that most of the passengers are out and unharmed but we're still trying to make sure so we're still on scene investigating," Patten added.
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Multiple air crashes in North America
Multiple air crashes have rocked the continent of North America in recent weeks, raising concerns about aviation safety.
Earlier this month, a turboprop plane, travelling from Unalakleet to the hub community of Nome, disappeared. A day later, the wreckage of the plane was found by the recovery crews on an ice floe that was drifting about 5 miles (8 kilometers) a day. 10 people lost their lives in the crash.
Late last month, an American Airlines regional jet collided midair with a US military black hawk helicopter while landing at the Reagan Washington National Airport, killing 67.
