A major accident occurred at New York’s La Guardia Airport on Monday night, when a fire truck and an Air Canada Express plane collided. Just before the accident, the air traffic controller was trying to stop the truck driver by repeatedly shouting ‘stop, stop, stop’. The audio of this incident is becoming increasingly viral on social media.

Controller’s warning before accident
In the viral audio, the air traffic controller is heard giving permission to the truck driver to cross the runway. But after a few seconds, he gets nervous and starts shouting ‘Stop, Stop, Stop’ continuously. It is believed that a collision occurred soon after this.

How did the plane and truck collide?
According to the report, the fire truck was trying to reach another plane by crossing the runway. Meanwhile, a CRJ-900 aircraft coming from Montreal collided with a truck while landing on Runway 4. This aircraft was being operated by Jazz Aviation.

#UPDATE: Listen as you can hear panic as air traffic controllers try to divert everyone away from LaGuardia after a jet had collided with a fire truck numerous injuries and now Fatalities are being reported pic.twitter.com/sU7OjwB2ol

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How many people were there in the plane? There were 76 passengers and 4 crew members in the plane. The pilot and co-pilot suffered serious injuries in the accident, while an officer and a constable present in the truck suffered broken arms and legs. Everyone has been admitted to the hospital and their condition is said to be stable.

Why did the fire truck come on the runway?
According to the information, emergency was declared after a complaint of strange smell in a United Airlines plane. The fire truck was called for the same and was going towards the same plane.

how fast was the collision
According to flight tracking website Flightradar24, the plane collided with the truck at a speed of about 39 km per hour. The accident happened at around 11:38 pm. After the accident, the US aviation authority Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) temporarily stopped all flights at the airport. Officials asked people to be prepared for traffic jams, flight cancellations and changes in routes.

The weather was worse than before
According to the report, even before the accident, flights at the airport were affected due to bad weather. After this incident the situation worsened and many passengers had to face problems.