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Delta plane from Minneapolis flips over at Toronto airport

Delta crash at Toronto Pearson Airport
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A Delta Air Lines plane flipped over on landing at a Toronto airport Monday. At least 19 people were injured in the incident. Two of those people were airlifted to trauma centers and one pediatric patient was taken to a children's hospital.

Delta plane from Minneapolis involved in 'incident' at Toronto airport

There were 80 people aboard the plane, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The fuselage of the plane is upside down at the snowy Toronto Pearson International Airport.

"All passengers and crew are accounted for," the airport said in a statement posted on X.

"First and foremost, there was no loss of life, and this is in due part to our heroic and trained first responders," said Deborah Flint, CEO of Toronto Pearson International Airport, at a press conference on Monday evening.

There were 22 Canadians aboard the plane, Pearson said. The rest of those aboard were from a range of nationalities.

17 injured passengers were taken to area hospitals. None of them appear to have critical injuries.

It's still unclear what caused the plane, which was traveling from Minneapolis, to flip over. During the press conference on Monday, officials did not address a cause or any other details that contributed to the crash.

The airport reopened some runways at 5p.m. local time on Monday. Officials said the runway where the incident occurred will be closed during the investigation, and is likely to impact flight operations for the duration.

"Initial reports indicate there are no fatalities and 18 customers with injuries have been transported to area hospitals. Our primary focus is taking care of those impacted," Delta Air Lines said in a statement about the crash.

The Mitsubishi CRJ-900LR jet was operated by Endeavor Air, a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis.

U.S. representatives from the FAA and the NTSB will assist the Transportation Safety Board of Canada with the investigation of the crash.