A pilot and co-pilot were killed and at least two Port Authority police officers were seriously injured Sunday night when a plane hit a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport.
The emergency vehicle -- staffed by Port Authority police officers -- was responding to an incident when it was hit, NBC reported.
Dozens of passengers aboard the regional jet that had just landed also were injured.
Although the operator of the fire truck had received permission to cross the runway, an air traffic controller later ordered them to stop several times.
Flights were diverted to other airports after the crash and LaGuardia is expected to remain closed until mid-day Monday.
The NTSB is investigating.
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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.