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Pilot and copilot killed in collision between jet and fire truck at LaGuardia airport

NPR | By Steve Kastenbaum,

Michel Martin

Published March 23, 2026 at 6:01 AM CDT

A pilot and co-pilot were killed after a collision at New York's LaGuardia Airport. An Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on the runway after landing late Sunday night.

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Steve Kastenbaum

Michel Martin

Michel Martin is the weekend host of All Things Considered and host of the Consider This Saturday podcast, where she draws on her deep reporting and interviewing experience to dig in to the week's news. Outside the studio, she has also hosted "Michel Martin: Going There," an ambitious live event series in collaboration with Member Stations.