Delta Airlines plane ‘crashes and flips’ at Toronto Pearson Airport
A Delta Airlines plane has “crashed and flipped” at Toronto Pearson airport.
At least eight people have been injured in the incident, CTV News reports.
One person is believed to be critically injured while the others have suffered mild to moderate injuries, paramedics have revealed
The plane was flying from Minnesota to Toronto.
Writing on X, Pearson Airport said it is aware of an incident involving a Delta Airlines plane arriving from Minneapolis.
The post reads: “Emergency teams are responding. All passengers and crew are accounted for.”
Images on social media show the Delta Airlines plane upside down on the tarmac.
Staff at the airport told Canadian media that they have shut down all arrivals and departures at this time.
Toronto Airport is reportedly closed until at least 4:30 p.m. local time.
Pearson’s website lists multiple delays impacting arrivals and departures.
Police are reportedly on the scene investigating and paramedics are forming a staging area off the runway.
Constable Sarah Patten of the Peel Regional Police in Ontario said: “It is my understanding that most of the passengers are out and unharmed but we’re still trying to make sure so we’re still on scene investigating”
The police constable told Reuters that “we don’t know the circumstances surrounding” the plane crash at the moment.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will be in charge of the investigation.
An flight attendant association in the US says it has responded to an incident in Toronto concerning Delta Air Lines Endeavor Flight 4819.
Writing on X, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA said some of its crew members were working on the flight.
“Reports are there are no fatalities,” it says, requesting people do not speculate on the incident as authorities work to gather information and support those involved.
This comes after a winter weather travel advisory was in effect for the Toronto area on Monday, with more snow on the way.
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