Two planes packed with passengers collided at LaGuardia Airport in New York on Wednesday night.
No passenger injuries were reported in the collision, which ripped a wing off one plane and severely damaged the nose of the other, according to the New York Post.
Delta Air Lines said what it called a “low-speed collision” took place between Endeavor Air Flight 5047, arriving from Charlotte, North Carolina, and Endeavor Flight 5155, which had been scheduled to fly to Roanoke, Virginia, according to CBS.
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The Federal Aviation Administration later said the incoming jet was taxing to its gate when it struck the outbound plane. The agency said air traffic controllers told the plane heading for Virginia to hold its position and yield to the incoming plane.
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