HALIFAX - A plane crashed while attempting to land at Halifax's Stanfield airport this morning at approximately 12:30 a.m.
Firefighters, RCMP and paramedics responded.
Around 1:30 a.m. March 29, Air Canada confirmed on Twitter that that flight AC624 "exited runway upon landing at Halifax."
Confirms AC624, YYZ-YHZ exited runway upon landing at Halifax. All passengers have deplaned, going to terminal. More updates to come.
— Air Canada (@AirCanada) March 29, 2015
At 2:27 a.m., the company said preliminary counts showed 132 passengers and five crewmembers were on board. Passengers' family and friends reported on social media sites that people had been taken to a hanger for triage.
At 3 a.m., the airline reported that "22 people transported to hospital for observation & treatment of minor injuries."
The airport called the incident an "abrupt landing" on Twitter.
An aircraft has made an abrupt landing. No reports of injuries and details to come.
— Halifax Stanfield (@HfxStanfield) March 29, 2015
Electricity was knocked out to the airport in the crash, but Nova Scotia Power said it was restored just after 2 a.m.
