A Delta Airlines plane has "crashed and flipped" at Toronto Pearson airport - leaving at least eight people injured.
One child and two adults are believed to be critically injured.
One paediatric patient is understood to have been transported to Toronto’s SickKids hospital with critical injuries, according to Canadian media.
Paramedics at the scene said that up to eight people were injured during the incident.
One child and two adults are reportedly critically injured
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The plane was flying from Minnesota to Toronto.
Writing on X, Pearson Airport said it is aware of an incident involving a Delta Airlines plane arriving from Minneapolis.
The post reads: “Emergency teams are responding.
"All passengers and crew are accounted for.”
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Delta Airlines plane 'crashes and flips' at Toronto Pearson AirportREUTERS/FACEBOOKShocking images show the Delta Airlines plane upside down on the tarmac.
Staff at the airport told Canadian media that they have shut down all arrivals and departures.
Toronto Airport will reportedly be closed until at least 4.30pm local time.
Pearson’s website lists multiple delays impacting arrivals and departures.
Police remain on the scene to investigate while paramedics form a staging area off the runway.
Constable Sarah Patten of the Peel Regional Police in Ontario said: "It is my understanding that most of the passengers are out and unharmed but we're still trying to make sure so we're still on scene investigating"
The police constable said, "we don't know the circumstances surrounding" the plane crash at the moment.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will be in charge of the investigation.
"Reports are there are no fatalities"
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A flight attendant association in the US said it has responded to the incident in Toronto concerning Delta Air Lines Endeavor Flight 4819.
Writing on X, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA said some of its crew members were working on the flight.
"Reports are there are no fatalities," it said, requesting people do not speculate on the incident as authorities work to gather information and support those involved.
The incident comes as a winter weather travel advisory remains in place for the Toronto area.
