Chaos as Plane Collides With Vehicle at LaGuardia Airport...

New York’s LaGuardia Airport was closed on Sunday night following a collision between an Air Canada plane and a Port Authority vehicle. A spokesperson for the New York City Fire Department said that firefighters responded to reports of an incident on the runway at 11.38 p.m. CBS News’ Senior Transportation & National Correspondent Kris Van Cleave reported late on Sunday evening, “An absolutely horrific accident at LGA tonight. An Air Canada CRJ-900 collided with a vehicle on the runway after landing. We don’t know the extent of the injuries yet. The damage to the plane looks to be significant.” Unverified footage posted on social media shows substantial damage to the front of the plane. Sources told ABC7 that at least two people were seriously injured in the collision and have been hospitalized. The New York Post reported that at least four firefighters were injured when the plane collided with their vehicle. NBC cited sources that said four people were injured; the outlet’s source also said that 76 passengers and four crew members were aboard the aircraft at the time of the collision. According to FlightRadar, the flight originated in Montreal. ABC7 reported that the flight was rolling down runway 4 when it collided with a vehicle that was also crossing the runway. At least 18 flights have been diverted from LGA since the incident. Poor weather had earlier disrupted operations at the airport, Bloomberg noted, in addition to chaos stemming from delays at TSA checkpoints at airports around the country.