TORONTO A Delta Airlines plane overturned Monday as it arrived at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, injuring eight people, including a seriously injured kid.
The airport verified on X that all 80 passengers and staff members are safe despite an issue with the Delta flight from Minneapolis. According to paramedics, seven passengers were hurt, and one passenger is badly injured.
As emergency personnel spray it down, footage at the scene reveals the Mitsubishi CRJ-900LR upside down on the snowy pavement. Snow from a winter storm that struck Toronto over the weekend partially covered the plane.
On Monday afternoon local time, a landing problem occurred on the Delta flight as it was arriving from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
Around 2:00 PM on Monday, images and videos of a passenger plane upside down on the runway at Toronto Pearson International Airport started making the rounds on the social media site X.
On Monday, February 17, 2025, a Delta Air Lines aircraft traveling from Minneapolis to Toronto crashed at Pearson Airport in Toronto. (The Canadian Press via AP/Teresa Barbieri)AP
Ornge Air Ambulance reported that it was taking two critically injured individuals to other hospitals in the city and one child to SickKids Hospital in Toronto.
In a post on the social media site X, the airport stated that emergency personnel were responding. Every crew member and passenger is present.
Although it is too soon to determine the cause of the plane’s flip, weather might have been a contributing role. The Meteorological Service of Canada reported that winds of 32 mph (51 kph) gusting to 40 mph (65 mph) and blowing snow were occurring at the airport. About 16.5 degrees Fahrenheit (-8.6 degrees Celsius) was the temperature.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will lead the inquiry and offer any updates, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
Breaking: A Delta airplane in Toronto was turned upside down. On the plane, a friend sent me these pictures. He’s all right. Toronto to Minnesota.DeSoYAlsVo’s picture on Twitter
In a statement posted on X, the Association of Flight Attendants—CWA—stated that its union members were responding to the accident.
In response to an incident involving Delta Air Lines Endeavour Flight 4819 in Toronto, our union is taking action. This flight was operated by the AFA crew. There are reportedly no fatalities. As everyone tries to learn more and assist those impacted, kindly refrain from making assumptions about this incident.
In a statement, Delta acknowledged that Endeavour Flight 4819, which was traveling from Minneapolis/St. Paul to Toronto-Pearson International Airport, had been reported to have been involved in an incident.
Premier Doug Ford of Ontario expressed his relief on X that no one was hurt in the incident at Toronto Pearson.
On Monday, February 17, 2025, a Delta Air Lines aircraft traveling from Minneapolis to Toronto crashed at Pearson Airport in Toronto. (The Canadian Press via AP/Teresa Barbieri)AP
According to Ford, provincial representatives are in communication with the airport and local authorities and will offer assistance if required.
The provincial capital of Ontario is Toronto.
In the last month, it has been at least the fourth serious aviation catastrophe in North America. On January 29, an Army helicopter and a commercial airplane collided close to the country’s capital, killing 67 people. On January 31, a medical transportation plane crashed in Philadelphia, killing six persons on board and one on the ground. Ten people were also killed in an Alaskan plane crash.
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We’ll be updating this evolving story.
