A dramatic crash landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport, which saw a plane flip upside down and burst into flames, has been captured on video.
The footage, shared on social media early Tuesday, shows Delta Flight 4819 cutting through a cloudy sky before it touches down on slick, snow-covered ground, and then immediately catches fire. The aircraft, a Mitsubishi CRJ-900LR operated by Endeavor Air, continues to skid a short distance, tipping onto its side and losing a wing, before it goes belly-up and comes to a stop at the intersection of Runways 23 and 15L, not far from the start of the runway.
Additional clips shared online see first responders racing to put the fire as passengers climb out of the smoky wreckage and onto the tarmac.
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The plane departed from Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport on Monday with 80 people — 76 passengers and four crew members — onboard, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. It had been closing in on its destination and attempting to land when the crash occurred just after 2:15 p.m.
Despite the harrowing touchdown, everyone aboard survived and was successfully evacuated from the burning jet.
“We are very grateful there was no loss of life and relatively minor injuries,” Deborah Flint, CEO of Greater Toronto Airports Authority, told reporters.
According to an update provided by Delta on Tuesday, 21 people were taken to the hospital after the crash, among them two adults in critical condition. The others meanwhile suffered from injuries ranging from minor to moderate, and they have all since been released.
“Our most pressing priority remains taking care of all customers and Endeavor crew members who were involved,” said Delta CEO Ed Bastian. “We’ll do everything we can to support them and their families in the days ahead, and I know the hearts, thoughts and prayers of the entire Delta community are with them
“MAYHEM”: A passenger of the Toronto plane crash details his experience aboard the overturned plane, saying there were no warnings ahead of the disastrous landing. | @AmericaNewsroom pic.twitter.com/tllZOtzyhq
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Following the crash, Toronto Pearson International Airport temporarily shut down all of its runways before reopening again around 5 p.m. Still, the closures have caused delays and cancellations at the airport, which is the busiest in Canada.
As of Tuesday afternoon, nearly 200 flights in and out of the airport have been canceled and another 185 delayed, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking website. On Monday, the airport saw nearly 400 cancellations and 362 delays.
What caused the crash is still unclear and an investigation into the matter is ongoing. It marked the fourth major aviation disaster in North America in the past three weeks.
The most recent was on Feb. 6, when a small commuter plane crashed in western Alaska, killing all 10 people onboard. Just days prior, A medical transportation plane crashed in Philadelphia on Jan. 31, killing the six people on board and another person on the ground. And on Jan. 29, a commercial jetliner and an Army helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 29, leaving 67 people dead.
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