An aircraft crashed and turned over at Toronto Pearson International Airport, which injured at least 15 people.
On social media, striking film materials divided seemed to show a Delta Air Lines Jet, who fired 80 passengers with firefighters with firefighters above the aircraft.
In a clip, a passenger in the plane shared the film material from someone who was helped from the crashed aircraft with snow -covered asphalt. “We are in Toronto. We have just landed. Our plane crashed. It is upside down, ”they explained by rapid breaths.
“The fire brigade is on site. It’s around. Everyone … most people seem to be okay. General enough. There is some smoke off. “
Paramedics confirmed that 15 people, including a child, were injured in the crash, with two people being critically injured.
All 80 people on board the flight were evacuated, CBS News reported, citing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Toronto’s Pearson Airport had said on Monday that it had to deal with strong wind and cold temperatures when the airlines tried to hit flights after a weekend snow storm that was stored over 22 cm snow at the airport.
The airport said that he was aware of an incident in which a Delta Air Lines plane from Minneapolis and that emergency teams reacted. All passengers and crew were taken into account, adding X in an explanation.
The US Federal Air Affairs Administration said that all drains were stopped after the crash.
“There is an aircraft crash. However, we do not know the circumstances that surround it at this point,” said Constable Sarah Patten from Peel Regional Police in Ontario.
“In my understanding, most of the passengers are on the go and intact, but we are still trying to ensure that we are still on site to investigate,” said Patten.
The transportation Safety Board of Canada, the independent agency, examined the aircraft, did not immediately answer to a request for comments. Transport Canada, the government agency, said she monitored the incident.
The crash in Canada takes place after a few other recent accidents in North America at the end of January. A helicopter of the army collided with a passenger jet in Washington and killed 67 people, while at least seven people died when a plane for medical transport fell in Philadelphia.