Video Footage Emerges Of Deadly LaGuardia Airport Collision

The horrific incident killed the pilot and co-pilot, while injuring dozens of others.

UPDATE: Pilot, Co-Pilot Confirmed Dead After Horrific Airplane Collision At LaGuardia Airport

Watch the chilling footage below:

🚨Chilling surveillance footage has emerged showing the moment Air Canada Flight AC8646 collided with a Port Authority fire truck on the runway at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) last night.

Authorities have confirmed that both pilots were killed in the crash. Dozens of passengers,… pic.twitter.com/wCCGY9kt4o

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Here’s a backup:

Here’s CCTV footage capturing the exact moment Air Canada Express Flight AC8646, a Bombardier CRJ-900, collided with a Port Authority fire truck at LaGuardia Airport last night. pic.twitter.com/qxGMZzKXPD

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ABC7 New York has more:

Preliminary data shows that Air Canada Express flight #AC8646 had landed on Runway 4 and was rolling down the runway when it collided with the truck crossing the runway.

Firefighters say they responded to the collision at 11:38 p.m. on Sunday.

Based on an air traffic control recording, the truck had requested permission and had been cleared by the air traffic controller to cross Runway 4 at taxiway Delta. Shortly after, the air traffic controller tells the vehicle to stop several times right before the collision.

“Stop, Truck 1. Stop,” the transmission says. The controller can then be heard frantically diverting an incoming aircraft from landing.

Eyewitness News’ aviation expert John Del Giorno explained why plane and emergency truck crossed paths in the first place.

“LaGuardia operates with four main runways,” Del Giorno said: “The fire truck was responding to a separate incident on the field at that time. There was a United airplane that was taking off on Runway 13. That airplane had an aborted takeoff with some sort of odor in the cabin. The pilot pulled over and requested emergency assistance. That’s where the fire truck was going at the time this accident happened … Those movements are completely governed by ATC … permission has to be granted for that emergency vehicle to move.”

Photos and videos from the scene showed severe damage to the front of the aircraft, with cables and debris hanging from a mangled cockpit. Nearby, the damaged emergency vehicle lay on its side.

Listen to the audio below:

Audio from Air Traffic Control when plane collided with fire truck at New York airport:

"Stop Truck 1, stop!"

"We were dealing with an emergency earlier and I messed up" pic.twitter.com/7dJcFov4gq

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LaGuardia Airport will remain closed until at least 2 p.m. EST on Monday due to the deadly collision.

CNN noted:

New York City’s second-biggest airport will be closed at least until 2 p.m. ET, adding to nationwide travel turmoil tied to the partial government shutdown.

The jet collided with the Port Authority fire truck on a runway at 104 miles per hour, preliminary analysis indicates. Forty-one passengers and crew were taken to the hospital, according to initial reports, and 32 have been released, the Port Authority said.