Missed Warnings, Flawed Communication at Play in LaGuardia Crash

Lights that illuminate red to warn that a runway is in use were on before a fire truck crossed and ultimately collided with an Air Canada Express jet at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in March.

The red lights, known as runway entrance lights, were on until about three seconds prior to the collision, the US National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report released on Thursday. The accident resulted in the deaths of both pilots on the Air Canada plane.