Two pilots dead after plane and ground vehicle collide at New York's LaGuardia Airport

Two pilots have died after an Air Canada plane carrying dozens of people collided with a firefighting vehicle responding to a separate incident at New York's LaGuardia Airport. Forty-one people were taken to hospital, Port Authority chief Kathryn Garcia said. Thirty-two of them were later discharged but others had serious injuries. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani described it as a "tragic collision", saying the National Transportation Safety Board was investigating Sunday's incident. "I am grateful to our first responders, whose swift actions saved lives." The airport was closed overnight and in the morning, reopening at 14:00 local time (18:00 GMT). Massive queues were reported. At about 23:40 local time on Sunday (03:40 GMT Monday), shortly after Air Canada Flight 8646 had landed from Montreal, it collided with a firefighting vehicle on the tarmac. The fire engine from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was responding to a United Airlines aircraft that had "reported an issue with odour", Garcia said during a news briefing. Video footage on social media showed the aircraft, which is operated by Air Canada's regional partner Jazz Aviation, coming to a rest with its no