TORONTO — A Delta Air Lines plane heading from Minneapolis to Toronto crashed at Pearson airport on Monday afternoon. Images posted on social media show the plane flipped over on the tarmac.
Here’s the latest (all times eastern):
4 p.m.
The ambulance service Ornge says it has transported three people with critical injuries to hospital, including a young person.
In an email, spokesperson Joshua NcNamara says one “pediatric patient” is being sent to SickKids hospital with critical injuries.
McNamara says one man in his 60s with critical injuries was sent to St. Michael’s Hospital and a woman in her 40s, also with critical injuries, was sent to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
The number of critically injured people reported by Ornge is more than those previously reported by a spokesperson for the local paramedic service, who had said one person had critical but non-life-threatening injuries, while seven others were said to have mild to moderate injuries.
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3:50 p.m.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s “relieved there are no casualties” after the crash at Pearson airport.
In a post on X, he says provincial officials are in contact with the airport and local authorities and will provide help as needed.
A paramedics spokesperson has said one person is in critical condition and seven others have mild to moderate injuries.
Ford is currently campaigning as Progressive Conservative party leader ahead of a snap provincial election on Feb. 27.
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3:40 p.m.
A local paramedic spokesperson says one person is critically injured and seven others have mild to moderate injuries after the plane crash at Toronto’s Pearson airport.
Supt. Lawrence Saindon with Peel Regional Paramedic Services says no other injuries had been reported and the 80 passengers and crew had all been accounted for.
Reached by phone, he says paramedics are on scene triaging patients.
He says no further details about the injured people were immediately available.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 17, 2025.
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