Plane skids off runway at LGA

A Delta airplane slid off a runway late
Thursday morning at New York's LaGuardia
airport, its nose breaking through a fence before
skidding to a halt.
Video from CNN affiliate WABC shows people
getting off the commercial jetliner and trudging
away from it on the airport's snow-covered
ground.
Emergency vehicles could be seen around the
MD-88 aircraft, which Delta said had 125
passengers and five crew members aboard.
Passengers used slides to get off the plane, then
boarded buses that took them to LaGuardia's
Delta terminal, the airline said in a statement.
New York's fire department said everyone exited
the aircraft within about 30 minutes of it landing.
Six people reported minor injuries, some of whom
will be transported to area hospitals, the fire
department said.
"Our priority is ensuring our customers and crew
members are safe," Delta said. "Delta will work
with all authorities and stakeholders to look into
what happened in this incident."

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