Minneapolis, MN
Toronto plane crash timeline: Delta flight from Minneapolis flips upside down while attempting to land
A Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis crashed and overturned while landing at Toronto Pearson Airport on Monday afternoon, with photos showing the plane with its belly up.
Delta Flight 4819 crashed while landing around 2:45 p.m. local time, Federal Aviation Administration officials said in a statement, as powerful gusts of wind and drifting snow were reported in the area.
The flight was operated by Endeavor Airlines, a Delta Air Lines regional airliner.
All 80 people onboard were evacuated, the Federal Aviation Administration said, with 19 people treated for injuries – and three of them transported to local hospitals – following the crash.
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At least eight people were injured in the crash at Toronto Pearson Airport. (X)
Feb. 17
10:30a CST
Delta Flight 4819 departed from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) for Toronto Pearson Airport at 10:30 a.m. local time.
The aircraft was a Top Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-900, carrying 76 passengers with 4 crew members.
2:45p EST
The FAA said the crash occurred during landing. Photos and video from the scene showed passengers fleeing the overturned aircraft.
The winds reported by Air Traffic Control (ATC) to the pilot were winds at around 20-30 mph, with gusts near 40 mph.
DELTA JET CRASHES AT CANADA’S TORONTO PEARSON AIRPORT; CREWS RESPONDING TO PLANE FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN
A Delta Air Lines plane heading from Minneapolis to Toronto crashed at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (Teresa Barbieri/The Canadian Press via AP)
First responders work at the Delta Air Lines plane crash site at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada February 17, 2025. (Arlyn McAdorey/Reuters)
All 80 passengers were evacuated, the FAA said.
Two patients were taken by air ambulance to two different trauma centers – Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center and St. Michael’s Hospital – in Toronto, according to a spokesperson for the paramedic service that was on scene.
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A child, about four years old, was transported to The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
“Those three were critical, non-life-threatening injuries,” Peel Regional Paramedic Services Superintendent Lawrence Saindon told Fox News Digital. “The remaining ones are all walking wounded, with cuts and scrapes, nothing serious at all.”
4:33p EST
Delta Air Lines released a statement regarding the incident.
“Several customers with injuries were transported to area hospitals. Our primary focus is taking care of those impacted,” they said.
“Delta is working to connect with customers traveling from, to or through YYZ who should also monitor the status of their flight via the Fly Delta app,” Delta’s statement continued, using the airport’s IATA code to refer to the Toronto airline.
“Several customers with injuries were transported to area hospitals. Our primary focus is taking care of those impacted,” it said.
5:00p EST
Toronto Pearson Airport resumed accepting air traffic, the airport said in a statement on X.
“Departures and arrivals have resumed at Toronto Pearson as of 5 p.m.,” it said.
Fox News Digital’s Christopher Guly and Andrea Margolis contributed to this report.
Minneapolis, MN
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Minneapolis, MN
Mamma Mia Brings ABBA Hits To The Orpheum Theatre In Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WJON News) — A popular Broadway show will be hitting a Minnesota stage this fall. Mamma Mia! will jump-start the Broadway on Hennepin series at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis from September 15th to the 20th.
Mamma Mia! has been seen in 50 productions in 16 different languages.
The 25th Anniversary production of Mamma Mia! made its return to Broadway last year for a limited run at the Winter Garden Theatre, where it got its start. The show also had a record-setting 14-year run on Broadway and toured from 2000 to 2017 with four different touring companies.
Mamma Mia! has grossed over $7 billion at the box office.
It inspired the blockbuster smash starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, and Amanda Seyfried as well. The 2018 follow-up, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is the most successful live musical movie sequel of all time.
Mamma Mia! is written by Catherine Johnson and directed by Phyllida Lloyd with choreography by Anthony Van Laast. Tickets for the show go on sale at 10:00 a.m. on Friday.
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Minneapolis, MN
Child seriously injured after being struck by car while playing in alley
A child was seriously injured after a car hit them in an alley in Minneapolis on Saturday morning.
Minneapolis police say a child was playing in an alley near 29th Avenue North and Lyndale Avenue North around 11:30 a.m. when a car hit them. The child was brought to the hospital with potentially-life-threatening injuries, police added.
The child’s age was not released by law enforcement.
The driver of the car stayed at the scene and is cooperating with law enforcement, Minneapolis police said.
There have been no arrests at this time.
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