A shocking new air traffic control (ATC) audio clip circulating online captures the tense seconds leading up to a late-night collision at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
The recording appears to document the frantic attempts of controllers to stop a ground vehicle from crossing an active runway — moments before an Air Canada Express plane struck it.
”Stop, stop, stop, stop..”
In the clip, controllers can be heard shouting urgently:
“Stop, stop, stop. Stop, Truck 1, stop!”
The audio begins with what seems like a routine clearance for the vehicle:
“Truck 1 and Company, LaGuardia Tower, requesting to cross at 4 at Delta. Truck 1 and Company, cross 4 at Delta. Truck 1 and Company, crossing 4 at Delta.”
But within seconds, the situation escalates:
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