Delta plane crash in Toronto: All 80 survived, three seriously injured
Dramatic, Upside Down Delta Airplane Crash Toronto’s Pearson Airport Last month it marked North America’s fourth major aviation disaster.
The Federal Aviation Administration said all 80 people on the jet had been evacuated. Images show an angry tail and wing aircraft in the snow at a Toronto airport.
The CRJ-900 started from Minneapolis/ST. Paul International Airport capsized while entering to land in Toronto. The strong winds and drifting snow reportedly had already prompted delays and cancellations to flights at the airport.
Air Traffic Control Voice Released after the crash, the authorities describe how planes “cook up and down” at the tarmac.
Delta Air Lines aircraft sits upside down at the tarmac at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday, February 17, 2025. (Notice of the Canadian press via Teresa Barbieri/AP)
Delta said “18 injured customers” were taken to local hospitals. At least three people are serious, but not life-threatening injuries, a spokesman for the emergency services that was in the scene told Fox News Digital.
In the latest airline update, provided at 10:33pm ET, Delta said “no deaths have been reported and some of the customers who were first transported to the local hospital were released.” He said.
Two patients were taken by ambulance to two different trauma centers, Sunny Brook Health Science Centre and St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. A child, about four years old, was taken to hospital for a sick child in Toronto.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation as officials are expected to provide updates to media early Tuesday.
” Canada’s Road Safety Committee The FAA will be responsible for the investigation and provide updates.”
Delta said an incident response team was deployed at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) on Monday night. . The team is said to include “representatives from a specially trained delta care team that provides support to customers and their loved ones.”
Sickkids Hospital in Toronto, where a young Delta Air Lines passenger was treated for injuries after a plane was turned over on the runway at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Sickkids Hospital, on Monday, February 17, 2025, in downtown Toronto. You can see it. (AP Photo/John Wowlow)
“Members of Endeavor Air’s leadership team, including CEO Jim Graham, are also in the process of ensuring full cooperation with investigators,” Delta said Monday night.
“The minds of the entire Global Delta family together with those affected by today’s incident Toronto Pearson International Airport Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in a statement. “We would like to thank many Delta and Endeavor team members and the site’s first responders. We are working to find out more and will share the latest information on news.delta.com as soon as it becomes available Until then, be careful and stay safe.”
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On X-Post Monday afternoon, Minnesota Gov. Tim Waltz, a former Democratic vice presidential candidate, “he is in touch with Delta after the MSP crash landed in Toronto this afternoon.” He said.
“We would like to thank the first responders and experts on the field,” he wrote.
“I was thinking about the people who left Minneapolis and landed in Toronto on the Delta Flight, which left crashing,” D-Minn said. Senator Amy Klobuchar wrote. “I would like to thank all the first responders and those on the planes who worked to guide everyone safely.
Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) said she and her staff are “examining the situation and gathering information.”
Delta flight 4819 from Minneapolis can be seen overturned by the runway after crashing while landing at Pearson International Airport (YYZ) in Toronto, Canada on February 17, 2025. (Mert Alper Dervis /Anadolu via Getty Images)
“Thank you for supporting all the emergency response teams. My thoughts are with everyone and their loved ones,” Smith wrote to X.
R-Minn. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said he and his wife were “praying for the passengers and crew who were on the 4819 flight, and were pleased to see the first report that their lives were not lost. There is,” he said.
D-Minn. Rep. Angie Craig of the company said she “is closely monitoring the situation in Toronto and bringing everyone on board with me.”
“I am praying for those involved and will continue to monitor this situation as details emerge,” R-Minn said. said Sen. Pete Stauber. “We are extremely grateful for the prompt response of our first responders on the ground!”
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The Trump administration has put forward a thorough review and update of the national air traffic control system after an air collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight on January 29th, which is about to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington. I’ve made a promise. . It has been the most deadly aviation disaster in the United States since 2001.
Other recent air disasters in North America include a small commuter plane on its way to Norme, Alaska, where the crash on February 6th killed a pilot and nine passengers. Additionally, on January 31, the child’s patient, mother and four others crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood, exploding with fireballs that engulfed several homes.
Fox News Digital’s Sarah Rumpf-Whitten and the Associated Press contributed to this report.