URGENT NEWS: Delta Air Lines plane crashes during emergency landing in Toronto with 80 people on board. After landing, the plane flipped over at the airport, 17 people were…Details here

Passengers and crew were evacuated and there have been reports of injuries but no deaths

A Delta Air Lines plane from Minneapolis crashed while landing at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Monday, Feb. 17, authorities said — with news footage and photos from the scene showing the aircraft upside down on the ground.

Delta Flight 4819, operated by regional subsidiary Endeavor Air, crashed at approximately 2:45 p.m. local time, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The plane was carrying 76 passengers and four crew members from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, a Delta spokesperson said.

“All 80 people on board were evacuated,” the FAA said in a statement, adding, “The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will be in charge of the investigation and will provide any updates.”

Further details about what caused the crash were not available. The Delta spokesperson said that while no deaths had been reported, initial reports showed “18 customers with injuries have been transported to area hospitals. Our primary focus is taking care of those impacted.”

“The hearts of the entire global Delta family are with those affected by today’s incident at Toronto-Pearson International Airport,” Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in a statement. “I want to express my thanks to the many Delta and Endeavor team members and the first responders on site.

The scene after a Delta Air Lines regional jet crashed while landing in Toronto on Monday, Feb. 17. CTV via AP

Canadian outlet CTV reported that a child and two adults had been critically injured. According to The Toronto Star, at least two people were seriously injured.

The New York Times reported that of the injured, only two were in critical but non-life-threatening condition.

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The scene after a Delta Air Lines regional jet crashed while landing in Toronto on Monday, Feb. 17. Teresa Barbieri/The Canadian Press via AP

Anita Anand, Canada’s minister of transport, said in a statement that she was “closely following the serious incident at the Pearson Airport involving Delta Airlines flight 4819 from Minneapolis. All 80 passengers onboard are accounted for. Updates will follow.”

According to the FAA, a preliminary report is expected to be released on the crash within the next day.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said that it was deploying a team of investigators following the incident and will gather information and assess the situation  

Additionally, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said it would send a group of investigators to assist Canada.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said in an update on X that he had been in contact with Delta and was “grateful to the first responders and professionals on the scene.”

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