Controller cleared fire truck to cross runway seconds before fatal LaGuardia crash
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-03-25 15:30 UTC+10:00
Section: World / North America
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Crime & Justice, Transport, Natural Disasters, World News
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New York: One of only two air traffic controllers on duty at LaGuardia Airport cleared a fire truck to cross a runway just 12 seconds before an Air Canada flight touched down, leaving little time to avoid the collision that killed the flight’s two pilots, federal investigators have said.
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