Emergency crews are responding to a crash involving a Delta Air Lines plane that arrived in Toronto on Monday afternoon at Toronto Pearson Airport from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, ultimately landing upside down amid wintry conditions.
The FAA says all 80 people on board Flight 4819, operated by Endeavor Air, were evacuated.
Peel Regional Paramedic Services confirmed to CBS News that 15 patients had been transported to the hospital.
Out of those evacuated, one child and two adults are critically injured. The rest of the injuries are minor to moderate, officials said.
All crew and passengers have been accounted for.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada confirmed it is deploying a team in the site to investigate the accident.
Delta Air Lines later released more information, saying the single-aircraft accident occurred around 2:30 p.m. CT. Four of the people on board were crew members.
“Initial reports were that there are no fatalities. Several customers with injuries were transported to area hospitals. Our primary focus is taking care of those impacted,” Delta said.
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA issued the following statement: “AFA crew were working this flight. Reports are there are no fatalities. Please do not speculate on this incident as everyone works to gather information and support those involved.”
Ontario Premiere Doug Ford said he was “relieved” there were no casualties.
“Provincial officials are in contact with the airport and local authorities and will provide any help that’s needed,” Ford said.
An emergency responder works around an aircraft on a runway, after a plane crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, February 17, 2025. / Credit: Cole Burston / REUTERS
Meteorologists say that there was blowing snow in Toronto and visibility was down to 6 miles at the time of the incident, with winds at 20 mph and gusts up to 37 mph. Temperatures were well below freezing, at 17°F.
Endeavor Air is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, which is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Monday’s incident occurred just weeks after a deadly mid-air collision between an American Airlines plane and an Army Black Hawk helicopter at Reagan National Airport in Washington D.C. Officials said everyone on both aircraft perished.
Two days later, a Leer medical jet crashed into a Philadelphia neighbourhood, killing all six passengers and one person who was on the ground. [CBS News]
