An Air Canada flight attendant was violently thrown from the plane when it crashed into a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport Sunday night — and was still strapped into her jumpseat when she was found, sources said.
The attendant miraculously survived the horrific smash-up when she was ejected from Flight 8646, which originated in Montreal. The plane collided with the truck on Runway 4 around 11:40 p.m., striking the middle of the vehicle and sending the Port Authority officers inside flying from their seats, sources said.
Both pilots were killed.
It’s unclear how badly the flight attendant was injured. But 41 passengers and crew members were taken to the hospital, some with serious injuries, officials said.
The sources said preliminarily, both the plane and the fire truck had clearance — the jet was given the OK to land while the truck had the green light to cross the active runway.
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The National Transportation Safety Board will determine whether bad communication from air traffic control is to blame.
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