Delta flight crashes at Toronto airport, lands upside down
Live above: Authorities respond to the Delta Air Lines flight that crashed and landed upside down in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(NEXSTAR) — A Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis experienced an “incident upon landing” in Ontario, Canada, airport officials have confirmed.
Videos posted to social media and a live feed from the airport show the flight upside down on a tarmac as people walk away and crews douse the plane. Television news reports say the plane that arrived from Minneapolis flipped over on landing.
“Toronto Pearson is aware of an incident upon landing involving a Delta Airlines plane arriving from Minneapolis. Emergency teams are responding. All passengers and crew are accounted for,” the airport posted on X.
Authorities told local news outlet CP24 that eight people were injured but their condition was not immediately available. Peel Regional Police told ABC News that one of the eight injured is “critical with non-life-threatening injuries.” The others suffered moderate to mild injuries.
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA said one of its crews was working on the flight.
“Reports are there are no fatalities. Please do not speculate on this incident as everyone works to gather information and support those involved,” the organization said on X.
In a statement shared with Nexstar’s NewsNation, the FAA said the crash happened around 2:45 p.m. local time. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will be leading the investigation.
Delta Air Lines, Peel Regional Police, and Canada’s Transportation Safety Board did not immediately respond to Nexstar’s request for comment.
Toronto Pearson is now showing countless delayed or canceled arrivals and departures throughout the day.
This is the latest in a string of aviation incidents so far this year. In late January, all 67 passengers and crew aboard an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter died when the two collided near Washington, D.C. Six people aboard a Jet Rescue Air Ambulance and one person on the ground were killed when the flight crashed in Philadelphia just days later.
Ten people were killed when the small plane they were traveling in crashed into ice on the Bering Sea in Alaska earlier this month. One person died last week when a private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil collided with another jet at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona.
Two pilots were able to eject from the U.S. Navy jet they were flying last week moments before it crashed into the San Diego Bay area. They were quickly pulled from the water by a nearby fishing vessel and taken to a local hospital.
The Associated Press contributed to this developing report.
