4 injured in LaGuardia crash are still in the hospital as wreckage is removed
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- Summary
- An Air Canada flight collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport, killing two pilots and injuring over 40 people. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating system failures, while Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau faces criticism for not issuing a French statement. Canadian officials have called for Rousseau to appear before Parliament.
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“Air Canada has said that four passengers and crew from the fatal collision at LaGuardia on Sunday night are still being treated in hospitals almost four days after the accident.”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm or refute hospitalization status of individuals
“An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board is underway after two pilots were killed when their Air Canada flight collided with a Port Authority fire truck shortly after the jet landed in New York.”
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“Pilot Antoine Forest and co-pilot Mackenzie Gunther, both Canadians, died in the collision, and more than 40 passengers and crew were admitted to local hospitals, authorities said.”
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“The airline didn't specify whether the patients were crew or passengers, nor did it provide information on the nature or extent of the injuries.”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm or refute Air Canada's specification of hospitalization details
“The wreckage has been released to Air Canada's maintenance teams in New York and is due to be towed to a hangar 'as soon as it is safe,' the airline said.”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm or refute wreckage handling details
“Pictures from LaGuardia showed the plane — which is missing its entire cockpit after the ferocious collision — being wheeled backward away from the crash site, under the careful watch of airline staff on the ground.”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm or refute cockpit damage descriptions
“Once the aircraft is in the hangar, Air Canada teams will begin the process of reuniting people with baggage and personal belongings. Items will be safely returned as soon as possible, although the process of sorting and identifying all belongings from the aircraft will take time.”
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“Passengers on board the stricken flight paid tribute to the dead pilots for their quick reactions and braking to minimize the impact.”
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“NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy told a news conference Tuesday that a safety system called ASDEX failed to generate an alert 'due to the close proximity of vehicles merging and unmerging near the runway.'”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm or refute ASDEX system failure details
“Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau came under fire from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday for not issuing a statement in French after the incident.”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm or refute CEO statement criticism
“Flight 8646 set off from Montreal in Quebec, a province where more than 84% of the population speak French as a first language, according to the 2021 census.”
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“The Canadian Parliament's language committee voted Tuesday to summon Rousseau to appear in Ottawa to answer questions.”
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