‘A miracle’: Canadian flight attendant ejected from plane survives New York crash
by Leyland Cecco in Toronto from US news | The Guardian on (#74EQR)
Solange Tremblay was ejected over 100 metres from the plane after collision at LaGuardia airport, her daughter says
A flight attendant on the Air Canada Jazz flight that collided with a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia airport on Sunday survived in what her daughter called a complete miracle", when she was ejected more than 100 metres from the plane while still strapped to her seat.
The CRJ-900 jet, operated by Jazz Aviation, collided with a fire truck as it landed, killing both the pilot and co-pilot. Nine people were sent to the hospital with injuries, including Solange Tremblay, a flight attendant.
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