LaGuardia firefighter heard ‘stop, stop, stop’ before deadly crash but didn’t know who it was for

An Air Canada jet collided with a Port Authority firetruck at LaGuardia Airport in March 2026, killing both pilots. A firefighter heard an air traffic controller's 'stop, stop, stop' warning but realized it was for their truck too late. The crash occurred amid high airport traffic and an ongoing emergency response to an odor on another flight.