‘Still in shock’: Passenger recounts moments before Air Canada Express accident at LaGuardia

Record ID: 2368902

  • Title: ‘Still in shock’: Passenger recounts moments before Air Canada Express accident at LaGuardia
  • Date: 24th March 2026
  • Summary: MADRID, SPAIN (FILE - JULY 31, 2014) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** GRIEZMANN POSING ON PITCH WITH FOOTBALL AT HIS UNVEILING AS AN ATLETICO MADRID PLAYER, GRIEZMANN WALKING AWAY AND LIFTING HIS ARMS AS CROWDS CHEER FANS CHEERING VARIOUS OF GRIEZMANN BALL JUGGLING GRIEZMANN POSING WITH NUMBER SEVEN SHIRT WITH HIS NAME ON IT MADRID, SPAIN (FILE - MAY 21,
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  • Keywords: Air Canada Express LaGuardia accident aircraft interview passenger soundbites tarmac
  • Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • City: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Air Accidents,Disaster/Accidents,North America
  • Reuters ID: LVA009678924032026RP1
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  • Story Text: A passenger aboard an Air Canada Express jet involved in an accident at New York’s LaGuardia Airport said on Monday (March 23) he was still “shaken up” and recounted the moments before the incident, which authorities said killed both pilots and injured dozens.
    “Right before the impact, we felt something maybe like an emergency brake that was pulled or some kind of hard stop before we hit the truck,” said passenger Joe Capio, who was traveling with his fiance. “Honestly, what the pilots did there, I believe saved many lives on that flight and my heart’s just broken for them.”
    Kathryn Garcia, executive director of the Port Authority, said 32 of the 41 injured had been released, while nine remained in hospital with “serious injuries.”
    The CRJ-900 aircraft, operated by regional partner Jazz Aviation, was carrying 72 passengers and four crew members on a flight from Montreal.
    (Production: Kokkai Ng)
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