8 passengers were injured when their Delta Airlines flight arrived at Toronto Pearson Airport after being obscured by snow from a winter storm that hit the city over the weekend.

Toronto plane incident causes injuries to eight passengers

The Delta Airlines flight that was arriving at Toronto's Pearson Airport yesterday flipped upon arrival, injuring eight passengers, including one badly injured child. The Mitsubishi CRJ-900LR plane was somewhat obscured by snow from a winter storm that hit Toronto over the weekend.

Ornge air ambulance stated that it was transporting one pediatric patient to Toronto's SickKids hospital and two adults with critical injuries to other hospitals in the city.

It is too early to say what caused the plane to flip, but weather may have played a factor. According to the Meteorological Service of Canada, the airport was experiencing blowing snow and winds of 32 mph gusting to 40 mph. The temperature was about 16.5 degrees Fahrenheit (-8.6 Celsius).

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration stated that the Transportation Safety Board of Canada will head up the investigation and provide any updates. The National Transportation Safety Board is leading a team of U.S. investigators to assist in the Canadian investigation.

It is at least the fourth major aviation mishap in North America within the past month. A commercial jetliner collided with an Army helicopter near the nation's capital on January 29, killing 67 people. A medical transportation plane crashed in Philadelphia on January 31, killing six people and another person on the ground. Ten were killed in a plane crash in Alaska.

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