Two Delta jets collide on LaGuardia taxiway, one crew member injured

Two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided while taxiing at LaGuardia Airport on Wednesday night, injuring one cabin crew member and causing visible damage to both aircraft, authorities and the airline said. The incident occurred just before 10 p.m. on a taxiway in Queens, New York, as one jet preparing to depart struck another that had arrived from Charlotte, North Carolina.

According to Delta, the wing of Endeavor Air flight 5155, which was headed to Roanoke, Virginia, struck the fuselage of Endeavor Air flight 5047 as the two Bombardier CRJ900 regional jets were maneuvering on the ground. Video and photos posted online showed a detached section of a wing and dents around the nose and cockpit area of one aircraft. Passengers and crew were seen on the tarmac after the planes came to a stop.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Delta said a flight attendant sustained nonlife threatening injuries and was transported to a hospital. Delta and the Port Authority reported there were no passenger injuries. A producer aboard flight 5047 said the arriving aircraft had just landed from Charlotte and was taxiing to the gate when it was struck by the other regional jet.