5 Mar 2015

Plane skids off runway at New York’s LaGuardia

A New York airport is closed after a plane carrying 125 passengers skids off the runway as it lands, coming to a halt in a snow bank.

Homepage image courtesy of Kristina Grossman

Delta Flight 1086 was returning from Atlanta when it slid off the runway shortly after 11am.

Passengers used the emergency slides to leave the aircraft, moving to the terminal on buses.

Three minor injuries were reported. One was said to have a neck injury and two had a back injury. Five pregnant women were being assisted by officials.

Flights into and out of LaGuardia were halted until 7pm.

Look at this shit! Knew I shoulda stayed my ass at home

A video posted by Larry Donnell (@beyond_greatnes) on Mar 5, 2015 at 8:23am PST