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\u2019s LaGuardia AirportThe recording appears to document the frantic attempts of controllers to stop a ground vehicle from crossing an active runway \u2014 moments before an Air Canada Express plane struck it.Stop, stop, stop, stop..\u201dIn the clip, controllers can be heard shouting urgently:\u201cStop, stop, stop. Stop, Truck 1, stop!\u201dThe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.\u201dFollowing the collision, controllers immediately focus on preventing further accidents:\u201cDelta 2603, go around, runway heading 2000.\u201dazz 646, I see you collide with a vehicle.\u201d\u201cHold position, I know you can\u2019t move. The vehicle is responding to you now.\u201d\u201cRunway 4-2-2 is closed at this time. I repeat, runway 4-2-2 is closed at this time.\u201d\u201cLaGuardia Airport is closed at this time.\u201dThe 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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