Plane Crash at Toronto Pearson Airport Leaves 18 Injured, No Reported Fatalities -

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17 Feb 2025, Toronto, Canada:

On Monday afternoon, a Delta Airlines flight with 80 passengers and crew members onboard crashed at Toronto Pearson International Airport. The flight flipped on its back during the landing and caught fire. It happened amid a fierce snowstorm with strong winds. Thankfully, all the passengers on board survived. Out of 18 injured people, a child is in stable condition, while the rest of them were transported to local hospitals.

The aircraft, a CRJ900 regional jet managed by Delta’s subsidiary Endeavor Air, was arriving from Minneapolis when it encountered severe wind gusts of up to 38 mph. At approximately 2 p.m. local time, as the jet neared the runway, it flipped over and slammed into the tarmac, igniting a fire that sent emergency crews scrambling. Footage from the scene showed the plane overturned, its fuselage blackened and one of its wings nearly destroyed.

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Passengers described the unusual moments inside the jet where they found themselves suspended by their seatbelts. Passenger Peter Koukov said,

“We were upside down, hanging like bats. Some people unbuckled and dropped straight to the ceiling.”

Emergency responders rushed to the scene, dousing the aircraft in fire retardant while helping passengers evacuate. Video footage showed evacuees jumping from the aircraft’s open exits onto the snow-covered tarmac, clutching jackets and carry-on bags. “There was a second explosion as we got out,” passenger John Nelson recalled. “Luckily, the firefighters got there in time.”

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The crash caused a temporary halt in operations at Toronto Pearson, Canada’s busiest airport, with all five runways closed for several hours. Over 200 flights were canceled, while others were diverted to nearby airports, including Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. The airport later reopened three runways, but the crash site remains closed as investigators examine the wreckage.

Authorities from Canada and the U.S. are working together to determine the cause of the crash, focusing on the extreme weather conditions and potential mechanical or operational failures. “We are very grateful there was no loss of life and that injuries were relatively minor,” said Deborah Flint, CEO of the Greater Toronto Airport Authority.

The accident marks the fourth major aviation incident in North America in the past month, reigniting concerns about flight safety. It is also the most significant crash at Toronto Pearson since 2005 when an Air France jet skidded off the runway and caught fire. Fortunately, like that incident, all passengers survived Monday’s crash, though many remain shaken by the ordeal.

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