Delta Air Lines Plane Flips Over On Runway: See Photos Of Dramatic Crash In Toronto

Officials confirm no fatalities in Toronto airport plane crash

There were no fatalities, but more than a dozen were injured after a plane crashed and flipped at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

A dramatic crash landing Monday afternoon at a Toronto airport left a commercial airplane upside down on a runway as passengers were forced to disembark out the emergency exit doors.

It was not immediately clear what caused the aircraft to flip upside down while landing during the flight from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Canada's Toronto Pearson Airport. While no one was killed in the wild crash – the latest in a series of North American aviation disasters in recent weeks – 18 of the 80 people aboard the Delta Airlines regional jet were injured, according to airport officials.

The airport was shut down for more than two hours before departures and arrivals resumed, even as the FAA warned that inbound flights were still being delayed at their departure airports. Further disruptions were expected in the coming days as two runways will be shut down so authorities can investigate the scene of the crash.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will be in charge of the investigation, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The National Transportation Safety Board added that it will be leading a team of U.S. investigators to assist.

All 80 people on board the airplane, including 76 passengers and four crew members, were seen in videos shared on social media evacuating out of the emergency exit doors.

Eighteen people, including one child, were treated at nearby hospitals for injuries – none of which were serious, Lawrence Saindon, a superintendent for Peel Regional Paramedic Services, said.

Experts have said that the aircraft's size and design, as well as the use of seat belts, all played a factor in keeping those on board from serious harm or death.

Although experts have said air travel remains extremely safe, Monday's crash in Canada is at least the fifth aviation disaster in 2025, USA TODAY reported.

That includes a high-profile deadly crash in Washington DC on Jan. 29 in which a military Black Hawk helicopter collided in midair with an American Airlines regional jet, killing 67 people near Ronald Reagan National Airport.

Contributing: Zach Wichter, Nathan Diller, Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY

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