Delta Flight Overturns On Tarmac, Multiple Hospitalized

A Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis to Toronto’s Pearson International Airport experienced a severe incident upon landing on Monday afternoon. The aircraft overturned on the runway, resulting in injuries to eight individuals, one critically. Emergency responders promptly arrived at the scene, ensuring all passengers and crew were accounted for. The airport has temporarily suspended all arrivals and departures as authorities investigate the cause of the crash.

🚨#BREAKING: A Delta Airlines CRJ-900 jet operated by Endeavor Air has crashed and overturned with numerous passengers on board 📌#Toronto | #Canada Currently, numerous emergency crews are on the scene at Toronto Pearson Airport after a Delta Air Lines flight from… pic.twitter.com/DkaQ5E7jLg

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The New York Times reports:

The airport said earlier in the day that it was expecting “a busy day” after airlines were catching up after back-to-back snowstorms, including a weekend snowstorm that dumped more than eight inches of snow. Temperatures in Toronto were expected to reach a high of only 20 degrees Fahrenheit. The flight was operated by a Delta subsidiary, Endeavor Air, which typically runs smaller planes on shorter routes for its parent airline. Endeavor’s fleet includes about 120 Bombardier CRJ-900’s, the type of plane involved in the crash on Monday. Those aircraft are configured with 70 or 76 seats.

Just two out of the passengers hurt in the Delta Air Lines plane crash in Toronto are still hospitalized, the airport CEO said Tuesday.

Deborah Flint, the CEO of Greater Toronto Airports Authority, said in a press conference Tuesday that 19 of the 21 people injured in the crash had been released by the hospital. She did not provide details about the two remaining hospitalized people, The Associated Press reported. Aviation experts said it was a “miracle” that everyone aboard the plane survived and said although the crash occurred, several things went right, including the plane shedding its wings. Investigators will examine what happened and how much of an impact the high winds had on the crash landing. Prior to Monday’s incident the most notable recent crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport occurred on Aug. 2, 2005. On that date, Air France Flight 358, an Airbus A340-313E, overran the runway during landing and ended up in the Etobicoke Creek ravine. Remarkably, all 309 passengers and crew survived, though 12 individuals sustained serious injuries. Another accident took place on July 5, 1970, involving Air Canada Flight 621. The DC-8 aircraft crashed while attempting to land, resulting in the tragic loss of all 109 people on board.