Air Traffic Control Audio that was released on Monday shows the tense moment -officials who realized that that Delta Connection Flight 4819 burned on the asphalt of Toronto Pearson Airport.
The flight, in which a CRJ-900-Jet was operated by Endeavour Air, crashed while he landed at the Canadian airport around 2.15 pm on Monday. 80 people, including 76 passengers and 4 crew members, were on board at that time.
No one was killed in the crash, although at least 18 injuries were reported, including three critical injuries. At about 2.13 pm an official was heard and said, “This plane has just crashed.”
“So you know, there are people walking around the plane there,” says an observer a little later.
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Airport employees were heard to respond to the Delta Connection Flight 4819 -Crash in Toronto on Monday. (Reuters/Cole Burston)
“Yes, we have it,” hear a man respond. “The plane is upside down and burning.”
The flight left Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport earlier that day. The activities at Toronto Pearson Airport paused in the aftermath of the incident, although departure and arrivals were resumed around 5 p.m.
Of the three seriously injured patients, a four -year -old child was taken to the hospital for sick children in Toronto. The two other patients were brought by the air ambulance to two different trauma centers in Toronto: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center and St. Michael’s Hospital.
At least 18 people were injured in the crash at Toronto Pearson Airport. (X)
Peel Regional Paramedic Services Superintendent Lawrence Saindon told Fox News Digital that no one was life threatening among the critical injuries.
“The remaining walks all injured, with cuts and scratches, nothing serious at all,” said Saindon.
In a statement about X, Delta said that the primary focus is to “take care of the affected” and CEO Ed Bastian A statement issued that expressed sympathy for those affected by the flight.
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“The hearts of the entire Global Delta family are with those affected by today’s incident at Toronto-Pearson International Airport,” was Bastian’s statement. “I want to thank the many Delta and Endeavor team members and the first respondents on the spot.”
An emergency response works around an airplane on a runway, after a plane crash on Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, 17 February 2025. (Reuters/Cole Burston)
Emergency Response Expert Jason Pack told Fox News Digital that the incident emphasizes how Canadian officials react differently in these situations than Americans.
“The Emergency Aid System of Canada shares many similarities with other countries, but also important differences in how First Responders collaborate,” noted Pack, adding that the firefighters of Canada “very specialized” are in emergency situations in aircraft.
“(Canadian) paramedics use a structured triage system to sort patients and transport them to trauma centers,” Pack added. “But unlike in the US, where firefighters often double as paramedics, Canada keeps these roles separate, which means that EMS teams have to arrive in large numbers to process medical care.”
A plane lines on the way from Minneapolis to Toronto crashed on Pearson Airport in Toronto, Monday 17 February 2025. (Teresa Barbieri/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Authorities actively investigate the incident.
Christopher Guly from Fox News Digital has contributed to this report.
