A Delta airlines The flight of Minneapolis crashed and overturned while landing at Toronto Pearson airport on Monday afternoon, with photos showing the plane with its belly.
Delta flight 4819 crashed while landing around 2:45 p.m. local time, said officials of the Federal Aviation Administration in a press release, because powerful gusts of wind and derivative snow were reported in the region.
The flight was operated by Endeavor Airlines, a Delta Air Lines regional airliner.
The 80 people on board were evacuated, said the Federal Aviation Administration, with 19 people treated for injuries – and three of them transported in local hospitals – After the accident.
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At least eight people were injured in the Toronto Pearson airport accident. (X)
February 17
10: 30A CST
Delta flight 4819 left the Minneapolis International Airport – Paul Paul (MSP) for Toronto Pearson Airport At 10:30 am local time.
The plane was a regional high jet of Canadair CRJ-900, carrying 76 passengers with 4 crew members.
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The FAA said the accident occurred during landing. Photos and videos of the scene have shown that passengers fleeing the aircraft overturned.
The winds reported by air traffic control (ATC) to the pilot were winds at around 20-30 MPH, with gusts nearly 40 mph.
A Delta Air Lines plane heading to Minneapolis in Toronto crashed at Pearson de Toronto airport on Monday, February 17, 2025. (Teresa Barbieri / The Canadian Press via AP)
The first speakers work on the Delta Air Lines plane accident site at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada on February 17, 2025. (Arlyn McAdorey / Reuters)
The 80 passengers were evacuated, said FAA.
Two patients were taken by air ambulance to two different trauma centers – Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center and St. Michael’s Hospital – in TorontoAccording to a spokesperson for the paramedical service who was on the scene.
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A child, about four years old, was transported to the hospital for sick children in Toronto.
“These three were critical and non -fatal injuries,” said Lawrence Saindon, a superintendent of the regional paramedical services of Peel, Lawrence Saindon. “The others are all injured, with cuts and scratches, nothing serious at all.”
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Delta Air Lines published a statement concerning the incident.
“Several customers suffering from injuries have been transported in hospitals in the region. Our main goal is to take care of those who have been affected,” they said.
“Delta works to connect with customers while traveling, to or via Yyz which should also monitor the condition of their flight via the Fly Delta application,” continued the Delta declaration, using the IATA code of the airport airport To refer to the Toronto airline.
“Several customers suffering from injuries have been transported to hospitals in the region. Our main objective is to take care of those who have been affected, “he said.
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Toronto Pearson airport has regained acceptance of air traffic, the airport said in a press release on X.
“Departures and arrivals resumed in Toronto Pearson at 5 p.m.,” he said.
