Flutter aircraft in Canada
A major accident took place on Monday in Toronto, the capital of Canada. While landing at Piercen Airport in Toronto, a plane of Delta Airlines overturned on the icy land. 19 people were injured in this accident. The condition of three of the injured is critical.
76 people were riding on the plane
The Airport Authority has confirmed this on the social media platform X. Piercen Airport in Toronto reported that the accident occurred with a delta aircraft from Minianapolis. The aircraft were 76 passengers and four crew members. Delta Airlines said in a statement that the accident took place at 3:30 pm on Monday afternoon.
Recently, an icy storm came to Toronto
In the video found from the scene, Mitsubishi CRJ-900LR is seen lying upside down on the icy turmack, while emergency employees are washing it with water. Recently there was a icy storm in Toronto. It is believed that this accident must have happened.
Relief and rescue work was carried out
The condition of 3 passengers including 1 child is critical
The Ornge Air Ambulance said that a child has been admitted to the Sikkids Hospital in Toronto. Two adult passengers have been admitted to other hospitals in the city after being seriously injured. The airport said in a post on social platform X that emergency teams are engaged in relief and rescue operations. All passengers and crew members are safe. Also, it was also told that it is too early to say what was the reason for the aircraft being overturned? This accident may have happened due to bad weather.
Snowfall was happening at the airport at the time of the accident
According to Canadian weather service, there was snowfall at the airport. The wind speed ranged from 51 kilometers per hour to 65 kilometers per hour. The temperature was approximately minus 8.6 ° C. John Cox, CEO of Aviation Safety Consulting Firm Safety Operating System at St. Petersburg, Florida, said, “It is very rare to see something like that. We have seen some cases of takeoff. Where the aircraft is upside down, but it is very rare. ‘
With AP’s input
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