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First responders work at the Delta Air Lines plane crash site at Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada February 17, 2025.
Arlyn Mcadorey | Reuters
A Delta Air Lines regional jet with 80 people on board appeared overturned after crashing upon landing at Toronto Pearson Airport Monday afternoon, officials said. At least nine people were injured, an official said.
All 80 people were evacuated from the plane, a CRJ-900 regional jet, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Emergency crews were responding at the scene and flights to the airport were halted. Delta said it is aware of the incident and that it is "working to confirm any details and will share the most current information" on its news site.
Delta Flight 4819 originated in Delta's hub of Minneapolis–Saint Paul Airport.
The Toronto airport was already expecting a busy day and a storm that dumped more than 8 inches of snow on the region, with an expected 130,000 travelers on board around 1,000 flights, according to the airport.
The accident comes on the heels of a fatal midair collision in January at Washington D.C.'s Reagan Airport, which killed all 64 people on the American Airlines regional jet and another three people on board an Army Black Hawk helicopter.
The Federal Aviation Administration was also recently hit by layoffs spearheaded by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, with several hundred air traffic controllers receiving firing notices over the weekend.
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