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Three passengers hospitalized as plane skids off runway at LaGuardia Airport in New York

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ANI Washington
Last Updated : Mar 06 2015 | 10:42 AM IST

Three passengers have been hospitalized as a Delta plane skidded off a runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport during a snow storm.

According to Fox News, the plane, MD-88, was travelling from Atlanta to New York, with 125 passengers and five crew members on board. The airport has been temporarily closed.

The passengers were able to exit the plane on emergency slides and trudged through the snow after climbing off the plane.

The condition of those transported to hospitals was not immediately clear, but authorities reported only minor injuries.

Authorities are investigating into the cause of the incident.

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First Published: Mar 06 2015 | 10:33 AM IST

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