Federal Investigators Probe Fatal LaGuardia Runway Collision as Jet Hit Fire Truck Killing Pilots

National Transportation Safety Board investigators recovered flight recorders from an Air Canada Express jet in New York.The collision with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport killed pilot Antoine Forest and copilot MacKenzie Gunther on Sunday night.Air traffic controllers had cleared the emergency vehicle to cross the runway while the Bombardier aircraft was landing from Montreal.Federal authorities are examining whether staffing shortages during a government shutdown contributed to the fatal accident.
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