TSB deploys a team of investigators following an accident at Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Ontario

RICHMOND HILL, ON, May 10, 2019 /CNW/ - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators to Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Ontario, where a DHC-8-300 aircraft, operated by Jazz (flight 8615), was taxiing to a gate when it was struck by a fuel tanker. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence.

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SOURCE Transportation Safety Board of Canada