Survivor of New York Airport Plane Crash Finally Speaks, Shares Fresh Details

• Air Canada's jet recently collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia, resulting in pilot fatalities and passenger injuries
• During the incident, passengers bravely escaped the burning plane and assisted others despite injuries amidst chaos and fuel fumes
• Viral reactions highlighted communication failures from the control tower and the truck driver's negligence during the accident

An Air Canada jet recently made the headlines after it collided on the runway with a fire truck at the LaGuardia Airport in New York, which led to the death of the pilots.

During the crash, the flight attendant was hurt, while the passengers tried to escape on their own.

The passengers tore open the emergency exit doors amid the smell of fuel in the air and debris dangling from the obliterated cockpit. They jumped off the wings of the plane and turned around to assist others who were coming behind them.

In viral footage from the scene, some passengers were seen bleeding, while others sustained head wounds.

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According to AP News, one of the passengers, Clément Lelièvre, said, “Strangely enough, I wasn’t scared or panicked. On the contrary, I think most of us were pretty aware of what happened.” He further added, “So we all went outside; we got other people out.”

The crew members and about 40 passengers on the regional jet that was travelling from Montreal, as well as two people from the fire truck, were hospitalised. Some of the casualties suffered serious injuries, but most of them were released on Monday, March 23, while others only walked away because they did not need medical treatment.

Reactions over New York airport plane crash

The viral video of the incident has started generating reactions. Below are some of their comments:

Boris Johnson's Nigerian counterpart decried the controller's warning:

"I know control towers are trained not 2 show fear when communicating but this was so bad, see the controller telling d truck to stop so casually, no sign or heightened voice to show some imminent threat, he was just talking as if he’s in his bedroom playing ps5 on one hand and using his other hands and eyes to talk to the truck driver, why did d truck driver even want to cross d runaway without checking."

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GenZ Accountant faulted the truck driver:

"Is the truck driver blind or something? They had enough time to avoid the accident, but chose to endanger life."

letgobrandon.nft fauted the controller:

"Controller at fault, u allow a truck to cross while a plane was landing, then try to cancel it at the last minute and expect communication to be processed according to signal, no way the fire truck is expected to be a plane coming down when they give the all clear."

Ramfam criticised the controller's comment:

"You knew this was going sideways when she said ‘let me ask them'"

You can see the video of the incident on X here:

Turkish plane crashes in Georgia

Legit.ng earlier reported that 20 soldiers on board a Turkish C-130 military cargo aircraft, which crashed in Georgia, close to its border with Azerbaijan, have been confirmed dead. The Turkish Defence Ministry disclosed the development after investigators observed the cause of the incident at the scene.

The Turkish Defence Ministry confirmed the development on Wednesday, following the crash of the plane, which took off from the Azerbaijani city of Ganja, which was nearby.

Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng