That’s the latest update from NBC, citing an airport source.

We’ll bring you more details as we get them.

The Federal Aviation Administration has said the airport will be closed until at least 2 p.m ET Monday as the emergency services respond at the scene.

The National Transportation Safety Board has meanwhile said it has dispatched a team to investigate the precise cause of the collision.

That’s all the casualty information we have at present, with NBC News reporting the two deaths from the collision.

There is currently a huge emergency services presence on the runway to providing support.

We’ll bring you all the latest as this breaking story develops.

If you’re just joining us, here’s a full report on the disaster from Shweta Sharma.

Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of the collision between a passenger plane and a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, which has left at least two people dead and two seriously injured.