An Air Canada plane on Sunday night had a runway collision with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport, killing two pilots, injuring dozens of passengers and causing travel chaos.

Footage shows the plane slamming into a Port Authority fire truck on the runway, where the emergency vehicle was responding to an issue on another plane.

The pilot and copilot were killed after landing in New York from Montreal with 76 passengers onboard.

About 40 passengers and crew members were taken to nearby hospitals, some with serious injuries. Most had been released Monday morning, authorities said.

“They made a mistake. It’s a dangerous business. That’s terrible,” President Donald Trump commented on the accident Monday.

Meanwhile, a Colombian Air Force Hercules aircraft crashed on Monday in a rural area near Puerto Leguízamo, in Putumayo, in the southwestern part of the country.

Various Colombian media outlets have reported that approximately 110 soldiers were on board the aircraft, a figure that has not yet been officially confirmed. Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez reported that the accident occurred shortly after takeoff and that military units were already at the scene. However, he added that neither the number of victims nor the causes of the crash have been determined yet. Both the Defense Ministry and the Presidency have called for restraint regarding speculation out of respect for the families of the service members.

The incident is currently being investigated as an aviation accident, according to official sources consulted by this newspaper, but in a country where state security forces are a frequent target of attacks, other hypotheses have not been ruled out. “Although there is no evidence, every possibility is being investigated,” these sources said.

Footage recorded by residents at the crash site shows a massive fire and locals evacuating surviving soldiers on their motorcycles. In one of the videos, in which the plane can be seen shattered and engulfed in flames, the rattling sound of what appears to be ammunition exploding can be heard.

“All protocols for assisting the victims and their families have been activated, as has the corresponding investigation. I extend my deepest condolences to the families of those affected, and out of respect for their grief, I urge everyone to refrain from speculation until official information is available. This is a deeply painful event for the country. May our prayers accompany them and bring them some measure of comfort,” Sánchez added in his X post.

President Gustavo Petro also commented on the incident. “I hope there are no fatalities in this horrific accident, which should never have happened,” he said on his X account. Petro was anticipating criticism from his opponents, who accuse him of failing to maintain and strengthen Colombia’s military capabilities.

The president added that he has already demanded the modernisation of the military air fleet, but that the document required to do so (the CONPES) has not been approved, and he blames his officials for this. “If civilian or military administrative officials are not up to this challenge, they must be removed,” he added. “I will not grant any more time; it is the lives of young people that are at stake.” Petro requested a meeting with the director of National Planning and his defense minister to approve the CONPES.