Delta Plane Crash-Lands in Toronto, Leaving 18 Injured

A Delta Air Lines plane carrying 80 people has crash-landed at Toronto Pearson Airport on Monday, flipping upside down and injuring at least 18 people.

According to the Airport’s fire Chief, Todd Aitken, “it’s very early on. It’s really important that we do not speculate. What we can say is the runway was dry and there was no crosswind conditions.”

Aitken confirmed that 18 people had been injured in the accident, with no fatalities. Earlier reports indicated that three people were critically injured, including a child, a man in his 60s, and a woman in her 40s.

Passenger John Nelson, who posted a video from the tarmac, described the scene: “Our plane crashed. It’s upside down. Most people appear to be okay. We’re all getting off.”

Delta CEO Ed Bastian stated, “The hearts of the entire global Delta family are with those affected by today’s incident at Toronto-Pearson International Airport.”

The incident occurred amidst a busy day at the airport, with over 130,000 travellers expected. Federal Transport Minister Anita Anand confirmed that there were 80 people on the flight, saying, “I’m closely following the serious incident at the Pearson Airport involving Delta Airlines flight 4819 from Minneapolis.”

Ontario Premier Doug Ford expressed relief that there were no casualties, while Canada’s Transportation Safety Board deployed a team of investigators to the site of the crash.

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