The crash happened at about 11:40 p.m. Sunday night when a Jazz Aviation flight, operating on behalf of Air Canada, struck a Port Authority firefighting and rescue vehicle that had been responding to a separate incident, the Port Authority said in a statement. 

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Scene of deadly plane crash at LaGuardia Airport where all flights were canceled due to a plane crashing into a truck in Queens on Monday.

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Crews work at the scene of a deadly plane crash at LaGuardia Airport, cancelling all flights.

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Scene of deadly plane crash at LaGuardia Airport where all flights were canceled due to a plane crashing into a firefighting vehicle.

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Two people have been killed in a crash between a regional Air Canada plane and a firefighting vehicle late Sunday night at LaGuardia Airport.

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A heavily damaged rescue vehicle is at the scene of the deadly collision between an Air Canada plane and the rescue truck at LaGuardia Airport.

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Emergency services continue to work the scene of a plane crash on the runway of LaGuardia Airport on Monday morning.

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People sleep in Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport, where all flights were canceled due to a plane crashing into a firefighting vehicle.

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People sleep in Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport, where all flights were canceled due to a plane crashing into a firefighting vehicle.

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A sign shows canceled flights at Terminal B of LaGuardia Airport after a plane crashed into a firefighting vehicle.

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