What began as a routine landing at LaGuardia Airport turned into a nightmare in seconds \u2014 but one last action from the cockpit may have prevented an even greater tragedy.A passenger onboard the Air Canada Express flight that collided with a fire truck late Sunday night is now sharing what those final moments felt like from inside the cabin \u2014 and why they believe the pilots are heroes.
\u201cWe felt a jolt\u2026 then a loud bang\u201dNew York\u2019s LaGuardia Airport was shut down for several hours after an Air Canada plane struck a fire truck during landing on Sunday night.Officials confirmed that both the pilot and co-pilot were killed in the crash, while two fire officers were injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to a firsthand account posted online, the plane had already landed and was taxiing when everything suddenly went wrong.a post shared on Reddit, a user identified as \u201cbradysego12,\u201d who said they were on board the flight, described the terrifying moment after landing:We had just touched down and maybe about 30 seconds later we all felt a jolt forward, then a loud bang, and what felt like sliding sideways down the runway.\u201dAt first, many onboard didn\u2019t fully grasp the severity of what had just happened. But within moments, fear and confusion spread through the cabin.\u2122\u201dRight as we hit the ground, we kind of felt, like, the brake was pretty hard and we all felt something was wrong,\u201d said passenger Jack Cabot, describing the moment of the collision to CBC News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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