All passengers and crew members are taken into account after a regional Air Lines regional plane was involved in an emergency incident on Monday afternoon at Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ) on Monday afternoon.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the Delta connection jet crashed while landing around 2:45 pm est.
The 80 passengers and crew members aboard the CRJ900 plane were evacuated, FAA confirmed to TPG.
The widely shared images on social networks showed the jet Delta Connection turned at the top on the Toronto track in the middle of the involved and winter conditions at the airport.
The plane, operated by the Regional Subsidiary of Delta, Endeavoavor Air, was operating as Delta Flight 4819. It was incoming to Toronto from the center of the Minneapolis St. Paul (MSP) International Airport of the airline, after leaving MSP at 11 : 34 AM CST, Delta’s records show Delta’s records. .
In a statement on Monday afternoon, Atlanta -based carrier said he was aware of the incident:
“Several clients with injuries were transported to hospitals in the area. Our main approach is to take care of those affected,” Delta said in a statement. It is not clear how many passengers were injured in the emergency incident.
With the accident that occurs in Toronto, the Canada Transport Security Board will lead the investigation, according to the FAA and the Canadian agency, which said it had deployed equipment at the airport.
However, FAA researchers are also on their way to Toronto, and will help in the investigation of the accident, confirmed the Secretary of Transportation of the United States, Sean Duffy.
“I have been in contact with my counterpart in Canada to offer assistance and help with research,” Duffy said in a social media post on Monday afternoon.
The National Transport Security Board, also on the way to Canada, leads the delegation of US researchers, the agency said.
Monday’s accident arrives weeks after a Mortal collision involving a regional plane from American Airlines Near the National Airport (DCA) by Ronald Reagan Washington on January 29, which remains under investigation by the National Transport Security Board.
This is a development story. We will have more details as they are available.
