Delta plane crash UPDATES: At least 18 injured after jet flips upside down at Toronto Pearson International Airport

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A DELTA plane crashed and flipped on its roof at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada injuring at least 18 people, including a child.

The incident happened as the plane was traveling from Minneapolis to Toronto on Monday afternoon.

Airport officials confirmed that emergency teams responded to the crash and that “all passengers and crew are accounted for.”

Deborah Flint, the chief executive of Greater Toronto Airports Authority, told reporters at a press conference: “We are very grateful there was no loss of life and relatively minor injuries.”

Ed Bastian, the chief executive of Delta, said in a statement that the “hearts of the entire global Delta family are with those affected”.

The cause of the crash has not yet been released.

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