LaGuardia Airport crash: Two Delta planes collide while taxiing; Video shows aircraft’s wing detached

Updated on: Oct 02, 2025 09:23 am IST

Two Delta planes collided at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Wednesday evening; at least one injury reported as video of the aftermath surfaced online.

Two Delta Air Lines planes collided at New York City’s LaGuardia airport Wednesday evening, the airport authorities confirmed. According to a CBS news producer who was at the airport said that one of the planes was taxiing at the gate at LaGuardia when it was struck by another Delta regional jet. At least one injury has been reported.

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A video surfaced which showed the moment after the collision:

The Delta regional jet was moving towards the gate of the LaGuardia airport at the same time as the other plane was coming there after landing at the airport, ABC News reported, citing ATC audio. The regional jet hit wing-first into the nose of the other jet at around 9:56 p.m. local time, resulting in its wing falling off, per ATC audio.

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