Firefighter heard ‘stop, stop, stop’ before LaGuardia plane crash but got confused, NTSB report says

NewsWorldAmericasFirefighter heard ‘stop, stop, stop’ before LaGuardia plane crash but got confused, NTSB report saysThe frantic warning came after an air traffic controller had cleared the truck to cross the runwayMichael R. Sisak & Josh FunkThursday 23 April 2026 20:35 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2963853To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/laguardia-crash-air-canada-plane-firefighter-ntsb-b2963870.html","title":"Firefighter heard ‘stop’ before LaGuardia plane crash, NTSB report says"}}CloseFinal moments of Air Canada plane revealed before fatal collision with fire truckThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":f...