A shocking new air traffic control (ATC) audio clip circulating online captures the tense seconds leading up to a late-night collision at New York’s LaGuardia AirportThe recording appears to document the frantic attempts of controllers to stop a ground vehicle from crossing an active runway — moments before an Air Canada Express plane struck it.Stop, stop, stop, stop..”In the clip, controllers can be heard shouting urgently:“Stop, stop, stop. Stop, Truck 1, stop!”The audio begins with what seems like a routine clearance for the vehicle:Truck 1 and Company, LaGuardia Tower, requesting to cross at 4 at Delta. Truck 1 and Company, cross 4 at Delta. Truck 1 and Company, crossing 4 at Delta.”

But within seconds, the situation escalates:Frontier 4195, just stop there, please. Stop, stop, stop, stop, Truck 1, stop, stop, stop. Stop, Truck 1, stop.”Following the collision, controllers immediately focus on preventing further accidents:“Delta 2603, go around, runway heading 2000.”azz 646, I see you collide with a vehicle.”“Hold position, I know you can’t move. The vehicle is responding to you now.”“Runway 4-2-2 is closed at this time. I repeat, runway 4-2-2 is closed at this time.”“LaGuardia Airport is closed at this time.”The incident involved an Air Canada CRJ-900 jet arriving from Montreal with roughly 80 to 100 passengers on board.According to Flightradar24, the aircraft struck the vehicle at around 24 mph while taxiing toward the gate just before 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, March 23, 2026.Police said the truck had been responding to a separate incident when the collision occurred, according to the New York Post.