A Delta Air Lines plane from Minneapolis overturned as it was landing at the Toronto Pearson International Airport, leaving at least 15 people injured but no reported fatalities.
NBC News reports that the jet flipped upside-down as rescue personnel evacuated passengers and attended to the disaster site, as seen in the bizarre footage televised from the airport and shared on social media.
The airport posted on X that all passengers and Delta Air Lines staff had been accounted for. According to Peel Regional Paramedic Services superintendent Lawrence Saindon, 12 of the injured suffered minor injuries and were taken to the ground for medical treatment.
A Delta flight carrying ~80 passengers from Minnesota appears to have crash landed at Toronto Pearson Airport. No casualties reported as of this time. Numerous photos and videos have been released showing passengers safely exiting the plane, which flipped upside down. At least 8 people injured.
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According to Saindon, two more were evacuated to a neighboring trauma hospital because they were in severe condition. He also said that a youngster who was also hurt was transported by EMS to a hospital located in downtown Toronto.
According to the Association of Flight Attendants union, no fatalities are thought to have occurred, though it is unknown how serious the other injuries are.
“Delta is aware of reports of Endeavor Flight 4819 operating from Minneapolis/St. Paul to Toronto-Pearson International Airport as involved in an incident. We are working to confirm any details and will share the most current information on news.delta.com as soon as it becomes available,” the airline said in a statement posted to its newsroom site.
Delta Air Lines added in an update that the flight was “carrying a total of 80 people — 76 passengers and four crew.”
Delta Air Lines Is the Latest Airline To Experience Crashes
Delta Air Lines is just the latest airline to experience crashes since Donald Trump took office last month. Just nine days after the inauguration, in Washington, D.C., a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines aircraft collided in midair.
Following their airborne crash, American Airlines Flight 5342 and a military helicopter landed in the Potomac River, where all 67 passengers and crew were found dead.
Several members of the United States Figure Skating team were among the passengers on the aircraft. According to reports, Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, the Russian world figure skating champions, were also on the flight.
