New Delhi, March 23 -- An Air Canada regional jet struck a firetruck on the runway of New York's LaGuardia Airport late Sunday, crushing the front nose of the plane, according to authorities and photos of the wreckage.

Officials did not immediately say how many people may have been injured and whether anyone was killed.

There were 72 passengers and four crew members aboard the plane, a Jazz Aviation flight operating on behalf of Air Canada, according to a statement from the airline. The flight originated at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, the major airport serving Montreal.

"At approximately 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, a Jazz Aviation flight operating on behalf of Air Canada was involved in an incident on Runway 4 at L...