No deaths have been reported within the dramatic crash, which came about amid extreme winter climate in Canada.
A passenger aircraft carrying 80 individuals has flipped upon touchdown on the busy Toronto Pearson Worldwide Airport in Canada, injuring at the least eight individuals, one critically.
“Emergency groups are responding. All passengers and crew are accounted for,” the airport posted on social media Monday.
The botched touchdown got here as Toronto continued to climate heavy wind and snow, amid a winter storm. Over the weekend, an estimated 22 centimetres — 8.6 inches — of snow blanketed the airport, along with snowfall from the week earlier than.
The upended flight originated from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was run by Delta Airways.
Emergency rescue employees had been seen dashing to the scene, because the aircraft sat stomach up on the tarmac.
Constable Sarah Patten of the Peel Regional Police in Ontario stated first responders had been nonetheless ascertaining the circumstances surrounding the crash.
“It’s my understanding that a lot of the passengers are out and unhurt, however we’re nonetheless attempting to ensure, so we’re nonetheless on scene investigating,” Patten stated.
A union representing flight attendants stated its members had been “engaged on this flight”.
“Stories are there are not any fatalities,” the Affiliation of Flight Attendants stated in a submit on X. “Please don’t speculate on this incident as everybody works to collect info and assist these concerned.”
Photographs confirmed the CRJ-900 jet flipped on its again on the tarmac. Its wings gave the impression to be lacking, and smoke was rising from the rear portion of the aircraft.
