A Delta Air Lines flight overturned upon landing at Toronto Pearson Airport in Canada on Monday amid strong winds following a snowstorm, injuring 18 of the 80 passengers on board, officials said.
Three people sustained critical injuries, including a child. Two individuals were airlifted to trauma centres, while the child was taken to a children's hospital. The remaining 12 injured passengers were transported to a hospital for treatment.
Toronto's Pearson Airport acknowledged the incident, stating that it involved a Delta Air Lines flight. "We are aware of an incident involving a Delta Air Lines plane arriving from Minneapolis, and emergency teams are responding," the airport said in a statement on X. The airport also confirmed that all passengers and crew were accounted for.
Peel Regional Police Constable Sarah Patten provided further details, saying, "There is a plane crash. However, we don't know the circumstances surrounding it at this point." She added, "It is my understanding that most of the passengers are out and unharmed, but we're still trying to make sure, so we're still on scene investigating."
Several videos of the crashed plane emerged on social media, depicting emergency crews at the scene. The footage also showed the plane lying on its back.
Other passengers captured what they could after being evacuated from the plane that had turned turtle.
"We’re in Toronto. We just landed. Our plane crashed, it’s upside-down. Fire department is on site. It’s upside-down. Most people appear to be OK. We’re all getting off,"” a passenger can be heard narrating in a video shared on X.
Toronto Pearson airport's website listed over forty delayed flights both arriving and departing. The US Federal Aviation Administration also confirmed a ground stop at the airport.
