Plane Skids Off Runway at LaGuardia Airport

Written by Ryan Bonner (Patch National Staff)

A Delta plane has skidded off a snowy runway at LaGuardia Airport.

Flight 1086, which took off from Atlanta at 9:05 a.m., was attempting to land at LaGuardia when it skidded off the runway and crashed into a fence at about 11:09 a.m.

Video from the scene shows passengers leaving the plane, an MD-88, through an emergency exit.

Several people are being treated for minor injuries, but no one was seriously hurt, DNAinfo reported.

There were 125 passengers and five crew members aboard the plane, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

LaGuardia has shut down following the incident and is not expected to reopen before 7 p.m., according to the FAA’s website.

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