Eighteen people were injured when a Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis crashed upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada, according to the FAA and local authorities.
In a post on X at 1:57 p.m. on Monday, the airport said it was aware of an “incident” involving a Delta Air Lines plane from Minneapolis upon landing. All passengers and crew were accounted for, according to the post.
Fifteen people were injured and transported to hospitals with minor injuries, Lawrence Saindon, a superintendent for Peel Regional Paramedic Services, confirmed to NBC News. Two adults were airlifted to a trauma center in critical condition, and one child was taken by ground ambulance to a hospital in downtown Toronto, he said.
Toronto Pearson is aware of an incident upon landing involving a Delta Airlines plane arriving from Minneapolis. Emergency teams are responding. All passengers and crew are accounted for.
— Toronto Pearson (@TorontoPearson) February 17, 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration said Delta Air Lines Flight 4819, which was operated by Endeavor Air, crashed while landing at the airport at around 2:45 p.m. There were 80 people onboard at the time.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will be in charge of the investigation, according to the FAA.
All departures and arrivals were canceled at Toronto Pearson as a ground stop was issued due to an “aircraft emergency,” the FAA stated.
In a statement, Delta said it “is aware of reports of Endeavor Flight 4819 operating from Minneapolis/St. Paul to Toronto-Pearson International Airport as involved in an incident. We are working to confirm any details and will share the most current information on news.delta.com as soon as it becomes available.”
While it wasn’t immediately clear if weather played a role, the incident occurred amid continued snowfall in the region and follows back-to-back winter storms.
The crash follows a string of aviation disasters and close calls that have prompted worries about flying.
An American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter crashed near Washington, D.C., on Jan. 29, marking the deadliest plane crash in the U.S. since Nov. 12, 2001. Two days later, a medical transportation plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Philadelphia, killing a child patient, her mother and four other individuals who were onboard. A person in a vehicle on the ground was also killed.
Additional information wasn’t immediately available.
Check back for updates on this developing story.
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