Plane and ground vehicle collide at New York’s LaGuardia airport halting flights. 19 minutes ago. Olivia Ireland. Getty Images. New York’s LaGuardia airport has been closed until further noticed after an Air Canada Express plane and ground vehicle collided.. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for the airport late on Sunday night and said there was a “high” likelihood the order would be extended.. CBS News, the BBC US partner, reported the plane was coming in from Montreal and landed. It slowed down to about 24mph when it collided with a vehicle from the the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport.. The plane – a smaller model CRJ 900 that had about 70-90 people on board – suffered significant damage.. Local media report there are a number of injuries.. Video footage on social media show the aircraft coming to a rest with its nose upturned.. Aviation accidents and incidents
