18 injured as aircraft flips upside down in Canada

KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 18 were injured after a Delta Air Lines jet flipped upside down at the Toronto Pearson Airport due to windy weather, says a media report.

The US carrier Delta said a CRJ900 aircraft -- operated by its Endeavor Air subsidiary -- was involved in a single-aircraft accident with 76 passengers and four crew members on board, Reuters reported on Tuesday.

Three people on the flight that originated at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport suffered critical injuries, among them a child.

A Canadian air ambulance official said 15 others were also immediately taken to hospitals. Canadian authorities said they would investigate the cause of the incident, which was not yet known.

Passenger John Nelson posted a video of the aftermath on Facebook, showing a fire engine spraying water on the plane that was lying belly-up on the snow-covered tarmac.

He later told CNN there was no indication of anything unusual before landing.

"We hit the ground, and we were sideways, and then we were upside down," Nelson told the television network.

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