The crash happened at about 11:40 p.m. Sunday night when a Jazz Aviation flight, operating on behalf of Air Canada, struck a Port Authority firefighting and rescue vehicle that had been responding to a separate incident, the Port Authority said in a statement. 

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Scene of deadly plane crash at LaGuardia Airport where all flights were canceled due to a plane crashing into a truck in Queens on Monday.

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Crews work at the scene of a deadly plane crash at LaGuardia Airport, cancelling all flights.

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Scene of deadly plane crash at LaGuardia Airport where all flights were canceled due to a plane crashing into a firefighting vehicle.

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Two people have been killed in a crash between a regional Air Canada plane and a firefighting vehicle late Sunday night at LaGuardia Airport.

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A heavily damaged rescue vehicle is at the scene of the deadly collision between an Air Canada plane and the rescue truck at LaGuardia Airport.

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Emergency services continue to work the scene of a plane crash on the runway of LaGuardia Airport on Monday morning.

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People sleep in Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport, where all flights were canceled due to a plane crashing into a firefighting vehicle.

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People sleep in Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport, where all flights were canceled due to a plane crashing into a firefighting vehicle.

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A sign shows canceled flights at Terminal B of LaGuardia Airport after a plane crashed into a firefighting vehicle.

On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," we check in with Matt Lindsay at Mount Sinai and their new baseball coach Eric Strovink, Chris Matias is with the Floral Park softball team and their star pitcher Chloe Zielinski and Jared Valluzzi has the plays of the week. Credit: Newsday

Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 28: Baseball, Softball and Plays of the Week! On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," we check in with Matt Lindsay at Mount Sinai and their new baseball coach Eric Strovink, Chris Matias is with the Floral Park softball team and their star pitcher Chloe Zielinski and Jared Valluzzi has the plays of the week.

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