#aircraft-collision

#aircraft-collision

The pilot and copilot were killed in the late Sunday night collision, which crushed the nose of the aircraft, while around 40 passengers and crew members were taken to area hospitals, some with serious injuries.

The collision between two Delta Air Lines regional jets, carrying a total of 93 passengers and crew staff, occurred at 9:58 pm (0158 GMT on Thursday) as one was landing and the other about to take off, according to a statement from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. One person suffered "non-life threatening injuries," and was taken to the hospital, the statement added.

Tynisha Chaudhry, who was on the Gibraltar-bound flight, compared the collision to a car crash, saying, 'We felt the whole plane shudder - it was a massive hit.'