Passengers on board flight involved in deadly LaGuardia crash speak out

Passengers on board the flight from Montreal arriving at LaGuardia described the terrifying moments when their plane collided with a fire truck.This was the last thing they expected as they made it to their destination safely, only for a deadly collision to take place between the Air Canada jet and a Port Authority fire truck.This crash claimed the life of the pilot and the co-pilot of the plane.Forty-one people had been taken to the hospital, which included someone they were traveling with whom they said had a broken nose."One of our friends was like several rows back from us and like we walked past him on our way out because he was trying to find his glasses and his nose was totally broken and bleeding on his face," the passenger said. "A lot of people smacked their head against the seat in front of them.""We got checked out, we have a couple of bruises, but we're just tired and want to go to bed," another passenger said.The front of the regional jet sustained significant damage just moments before 11:40 p.m. Sunday.As it was rolling down the runway it slammed into that vehicle which was responding to another incident.The Port Authority provided an update early Monday morning."The plane carried 72 passengers and four crew," said Kathryn Garcia, Executive Director, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. "The AR FF vehicle carried two officers. In accordance with our emergency plan, initial numbers indicate 41 passengers and crew transported to hospital. Thirty-two have been released, but there are also serious injuries."The NTSB is investigating the crash. The FAA issued a notice that the airport operations will remain suspended until at least 2 p.m. Passengers on board the flight from Montreal arriving at LaGuardia described the terrifying moments when their plane collided with a fire truck. This was the last thing they expected as they made it to their destination safely, only for a deadly collision to take place between the Air Canada jet and a Port Authority fire truck. This crash claimed the life of the pilot and the co-pilot of the plane. Forty-one people had been taken to the hospital, which included someone they were traveling with whom they said had a broken nose. "One of our friends was like several rows back from us and like we walked past him on our way out because he was trying to find his glasses and his nose was totally broken and bleeding on his face," the passenger said. "A lot of people smacked their head against the seat in front of them." "We got checked out, we have a couple of bruises, but we're just tired and want to go to bed," another passenger said. The front of the regional jet sustained significant damage just moments before 11:40 p.m. Sunday. As it was rolling down the runway it slammed into that vehicle which was responding to another incident. The Port Authority provided an update early Monday morning. "The plane carried 72 passengers and four crew," said Kathryn Garcia, Executive Director, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. "The AR FF vehicle carried two officers. In accordance with our emergency plan, initial numbers indicate 41 passengers and crew transported to hospital. Thirty-two have been released, but there are also serious injuries." The NTSB is investigating the crash. The FAA issued a notice that the airport operations will remain suspended until at least 2 p.m.