New York City: Two planes collided at LaGuardia Airport in New York City on Wednesday night (local time). The incident reportedly occurred when the two Delta aircraft were taxiing at the airport. The incident was captured on camera. A video, which surfaced online, shows exact moment of the collision.
A CBS News producer was on board flight DL5047 at the time of the incident. The plane, in which the journalist was travelling, was coming from Charlotte Douglas International Airport. When it was taxing, its one of the wings got stuck by another Delta regional jet. A video, shared by CBS News, shows exact moment of the collision.
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Due to the collision, the wing of the plane coming from the Charlotte Douglas International Airport was reportedly detached.
At least one person was reportedly injured in the collision.
According to reports, the incident took plane as the Delta regional jet was moving towards the gate of the LaGuardia airport and the other plane arrived at the gate after landing.
The pilot of flight 5155 said that one flight attendant injured her knee in the collision, as per the air traffic control audio. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey which operates the airport reported that one person was taken to the hospital, reported IANS.
The flight from Charlotte was carrying 57 passengers while the aircraft heading to Roanoke had 28 passengers, according to Delta.
The passengers were taken to the terminal by bus and were being provided hotel rooms and meal, the CNN reported.
In a statement, the airline said, "Delta will work with all relevant authorities to review what occurred as safety of our customers and people comes before all else. We apologize to our customers for the experience."
