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Saddening news came into light when a Delta Airlines regional jet flipped upside down on Monday during landing at Canada's Toronto Pearson Airport due to adverse weather conditions following a snowstorm, as there were 76 passengers and four crew on the plane and injuring 18 of the 80 people who were onboard.
A Canadian Air Ambulance official said that three people on flight DL4819 from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport suffered critical injuries; among them, a child and the rest of the 15 people were immediately sent to the hospitals for treatment.
Delta Airlines also said in their statement that some of the injured have since been released late on Monday.
Canadian authorities issued a statement that said they would investigate the cause of the crash, which was not yet known.
One of the passengers, John Nelson, shot a video and later posted it on Facebook. The video shows a fire engine spraying water on the plane lying belly-up on the snow-covered tarmac. Later, he also told the reporters that there was no indication of anything unusual before landing.
John Nelson also said in a statement, "We hit the ground, and we were sideways, and then we were upside down."
The weather conditions at Toronto Pearson Airport earlier on Monday were dealing with the high winds and frigid temperatures as the airlines attempted to catch up with missed flights after a weekend snowstorm dumped more than 22 cm (8.6 inches) of snow at the airport.
Toronto Pearson Fire Chief Todd Aitken said late Monday that the runway was dry and there were no crosswind conditions, but several pilots who had seen videos of the incident disputed this comment.
U.S. aviation safety expert and pilot John Cox said the plane experienced an average crosswind of 19 knots (22 mph) from the right as it landed, but he noted that this was an average, and gusts would fluctuate.
Furthermore, Deborah Flint, the CEO of Greater Toronto Airports Authority, said people on board had "relatively minor injuries."
In addition to the incident, Flights have resumed at Toronto Pearson, but airport president Deborah Flint said on Monday evening there would be some operational impact and delays over the next few days while two runways remained closed for the investigation.
Additionally, the revelation of the audio recording proved that the control tower warned the pilots about the potential bump in air flow upon approach.
