Passengers recount their traumatic experience as the Delta flight flips on its side while landing at Toronto Pearson Airport, with minor injuries reported despite the shocking incident.
Plane Crash at Toronto Pearson Airport: Eyewitness Accounts Unfold
Plane Crash at Toronto Pearson Airport: Eyewitness Accounts Unfold
A Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis crashes during landing, leaving all on board surviving but with several injuries.
The moment a Delta Air Lines flight crash-landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport, eyewitnesses were quick to share their distressing accounts. John Nelson, one of the passengers aboard the ill-fated flight from Minneapolis, recalled the chaos: "Our plane crashed. It's upside down."
Fortunately, all 80 individuals, including 76 passengers and four crew members, managed to survive the incident, as confirmed by the airport's chief executive. However, eighteen passengers sustained injuries, with local paramedics reporting that three individuals—a child, a middle-aged woman, and a man in his 60s—were seriously injured. Officials stated that there were no critical injuries reported.
In a video shared on Facebook shortly after the crash, Nelson indicated that passengers were lucky to escape. "Most people appear to be okay. We're all getting off," he said. In a subsequent interview with CNN, he elaborated that there was nothing unusual during the plane's approach; they unexpectedly "skidded on our side" before flipping over, which resulted in a "big fireball out the left side of the plane."
Fellow passenger Peter Koukov recounted the disorienting experience: "We were upside down hanging like bats." Nelson managed to unbuckle himself and push to the ground, helping others who needed assistance. Footage circulating on social media showed passengers evacuating the overturned aircraft as emergency crews sprayed it down with foam.
Interestingly, Diane Perry, present at the airport to check her luggage, learned of the crash only through a family phone call, stating, "It was kind of ironic that we were in the airport and didn't know there was a crash outside."
As the investigation into the cause of the crash is underway, two runways at the busy airport will remain closed for several days, causing anticipated delays for travelers. Nelson, reflecting on the ordeal, expressed his mixed emotions, saying he was still "stressed, nervous, shaky," but deeply grateful that all onboard survived the harrowing experience.
Fortunately, all 80 individuals, including 76 passengers and four crew members, managed to survive the incident, as confirmed by the airport's chief executive. However, eighteen passengers sustained injuries, with local paramedics reporting that three individuals—a child, a middle-aged woman, and a man in his 60s—were seriously injured. Officials stated that there were no critical injuries reported.
In a video shared on Facebook shortly after the crash, Nelson indicated that passengers were lucky to escape. "Most people appear to be okay. We're all getting off," he said. In a subsequent interview with CNN, he elaborated that there was nothing unusual during the plane's approach; they unexpectedly "skidded on our side" before flipping over, which resulted in a "big fireball out the left side of the plane."
Fellow passenger Peter Koukov recounted the disorienting experience: "We were upside down hanging like bats." Nelson managed to unbuckle himself and push to the ground, helping others who needed assistance. Footage circulating on social media showed passengers evacuating the overturned aircraft as emergency crews sprayed it down with foam.
Interestingly, Diane Perry, present at the airport to check her luggage, learned of the crash only through a family phone call, stating, "It was kind of ironic that we were in the airport and didn't know there was a crash outside."
As the investigation into the cause of the crash is underway, two runways at the busy airport will remain closed for several days, causing anticipated delays for travelers. Nelson, reflecting on the ordeal, expressed his mixed emotions, saying he was still "stressed, nervous, shaky," but deeply grateful that all onboard survived the harrowing experience.
