We will be wrapping up the page shortly, but before we go here are some remarks made on the BBC News channel a short while ago by Dan Ronan, an FAA licensed commercial pilot and aviation expert.

"The survivability of this crash is really the remarkable thing," he said.

"This plane struck the runway and then slid down the runway a number of feet and then apparently flipped over...

"The sheer survivability of this is really amazing."

Ronan also highlighted the key role the flight attendants played, saying: "They're not there to serve us drinks or sandwiches or provide for our comfort - they're there in an emergency situation, they're there to get us off the plane safely."

He said the crew had done a "truly remarkable job".

Ronan added the safety of the passengers and crew could be attributed to the make of seats on board - which are called 16G, and "are designed to absorb a great deal of punishment".

Nadine Yousif
North America reporter

We’re being told that this recent news conference by Toronto Pearson airport’s fire chief Todd Aitken is the last media briefing for the evening.

Again, authorities did not take any questions from the media, which drew an audible frustration from the camera crews and reporters who had gathered here for answers.

We did learn a few new things, however.

First, the number of the injured has increased to 18. Fire Chief Aitken said that is due to an additional passenger that was recently transported to hospital. He said it wouldn’t be appropriate to comment on what caused the crash as the investigation is ongoing.

But he did say that the runway was dry, and cross-wind conditions were not a factor.

We also learned a bit more about the response to the crash.

A total of 18 paramedic units were sent, as well as fire crews. By the time they had arrived, Aitken said passengers were already evacuating the plane.

Toronto Pearson Fire Chief Todd Aitken is now giving a briefing, saying his team immediately began fire suppression when they arrived at the scene.

He says some passengers were already evacuating as emergency services arrived.

He said it is early in the investigation but says it was a dry runway and there were no cross-wind conditions.

He confirms 18 passengers were injured - which is an increase of one from the previous figure of 17.

Aiken takes no questions.

Nadine Yousif
North America reporter

While flights have resumed from Terminal 3 at Toronto Pearson International Airport, many are still delayed or cancelled, including all Delta Airlines flights.

Among the passengers affected is Diane Perry, who was scheduled to fly tonight on a Delta flight to New York City to see her grandchildren.

She says she learned of the plane crash while she was in line to check her luggage. She heard the news from her family who called her.

“It was kind of ironic that we were in the airport and didn’t know that there was a crash outside,” she says.

Perry says she’s unsure when she’ll be able to get on a flight out of Toronto next and is waiting for more updates.

But she believes airline and airport staff have handled what happened “really well”, and have been supporting stranded passengers with vouchers and hotel information.

“The health and safety of the people who are on that plane is more important than us waiting here. We’re safe in here,” Perry says.

Nadine Yousif
North America reporter

The president and CEO of Toronto’s airport Deborah Flint has just finished addressing the media here on the airport grounds.

All in all, we didn’t learn much new from the airport authorities, who refused to take questions from the media.

She reiterated that there had been no fatalities in the crash, and credited that to first responders reaching the site “within minutes”.

She added 17 people were injured, but that she does not know of any having critical injuries.

This contradicts some of the information we received earlier from first responders, who told us that at least three passengers were airlifted with critical injuries.

Some runways on the airport remain closed as an investigation is ongoing, and Flint said passengers should expect further flight delays and cancellations in the coming days.

We’re being told that we’ll hear from Toronto Pearson Fire Chief Todd Aitken in about 20 minutes. Stay with us as we bring you the latest.

The uninjured passengers are currently being well cared for by airport staff, she continues.

"We are very focused on the care and concern for the passengers and the crew. Some of whom have already been reunified with their friends and their families."

Flint says other passengers and crew are being looked after in a "comfortable" place.

She adds that two runways will stay closed as the investigation into the crash continues.

While flights have resumed at Pearson, Ms Flint says there are likely to be ongoing delays.

That wraps the brief update.

Flint says she is not aware of any passengers with critical injuries - that's different from what the local paramedics service has reported.

They say that three people - a child, a man in his 60s and a woman in her 40s - were seriously injured.

Eighteen people were sent to hospital after the crash.

She says 22 Canadians were on board the flight, the other passengers were "multinational".

The news conference has started.

CEO Deborah Flint first notes that was no loss of life, for which she credits the emergency workers, saying they had what she called a "textbook response".

We can now bring you more details about the people who have been injured in the plane crash.

As we've been reporting, three people have suffered critical injuries, including a man in his 60s and a child who was taken to a children's hospital, according to air ambulance service Ornge.

According to Ornge, the third person is a woman in her 40s. She was taken to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto via a helicopter.

Fifteen people in total have been injured in the crash, according to Peel Regional Paramedic Services in Toronto.

Delta posted on X that the flight was carrying a total of 80 people – 76 passengers and four crew.

While we wait for this news conference to begin, here is some information on the disruption the incident has caused.

A short while ago, Flight Radar 24 wrote on X that about 26 flights have been diverted from Toronto Pearson airport.

Montreal and Ottawa have taken the most, 11 and nine, respectively.

Montreal's airport has confirmed it has taken some diverted flights.

We reported earlier that flights have resumed in the last 90 minutes at Pearson.

We're preparing to hear shortly Toronto Pearson president and CEO Deborah Flint.

She is expected to brief the media on today's incident at about 18:30 EST (23:30 GMT).

You can watch that news conference by selecting 'Watch Live' at the top of this page.

“The hearts of the entire global Delta family are with those affected by today’s incident at Toronto-Pearson International Airport,” Delta CEO Ed Bastian says in a new statement release by the airline this afternoon.

“I want to express my thanks to the many Delta and Endeavor team members and the first responders on site."

The statement confirms that initial reports indicate no fatalities and 18 people have been sent to hospital for their injuries.

We reported earlier three people were critically injured in the incident.

Delta has also updated the time of the crash, saying it happened at 14:15 EST (19:15 GMT) - it had earlier said it had happened at about 15:30 EST.

Earlier in the day, Toronto Pearson International Airport said it was expecting a "busy day" with over 130,000 travellers on board around 1,000 flights.

Airlines were "catching up" after a snowstorm led to 22cm of snow at the airport over the weekend, it added in a post on X.

"The snow has stopped coming down, but frigid temperatures and high winds are moving in," it said.

"Our airfield team has continued their work throughout the night to clear critical areas so planes can safely arrive and depart."

Nadine Yousif
North America reporter

I've just arrived a Toronto Pearson International Airport’s Terminal 3, where Delta Airlines flies out from.The departures and arrivals halls are both filled with people whose flights were just delayed or cancelled.

Some passengers tell me that they are now stuck in Toronto for several days, with no flights out tonight or tomorrow available. The departures monitor is covered with a bulletin that reads: “Due to operational reasons expect delays.”

James and Andrea Turner from the Toronto area tell me that they were scheduled to take a Delta flight out tonight - the same one that had crashed on the runway.

They say they were in customs - located right before the gates - when they were suddenly asked to evacuate. “They got rid of everybody from customs to security, and then put everybody back to the general area,” James tells me, adding the departures hall was packed as a result.

Their flight has since been cancelled. It is the third delay to their trip, as their flight had been rescheduled twice already due to bad weather.

But the Turners aren’t stressed. The most important thing, they say, is that the crash was not fatal. “The good news is we were told nobody had died, and that is the most important thing.”

We can now bring you some more photos from the scene after a plane flipped over on landing at Toronto Pearson Airport.

Emergency services are now on site as an investigation gets underway.

Officials say 15 people have been taken to hospital - one child and two adults are critically injured.

Image source, John Nelson

Image source, Reuters

Image source, Reuters

Robin Levinson King
Reporting from Toronto

Delta Airlines says that shortly after the crash, airport officials shut down all flights in and out of Pearson International Airport.

"Our primary focus is taking care of those impacted," the airline said in a statement. "YYZ was closed shortly after the incident occurred. Delta is working to connect with customers traveling from, to or through YYZ who should also monitor the status of their flight via the Fly Delta app."

Local media is also reporting that flights are grounded.

Transportation Safety Board of Canada are conducting an investigation into the crash.

Image source, Reuters

It's passed 22:00 in the London newsroom and 17:00 in Toronto.

We're still following developments in Canada after a plane crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Here's what we know so far:

• The Delta Airlines Flight 4819 crashed while landing at Toronto airport at around 14:45 local time, according to the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
• The plane was carrying 80 people, who were all evacuated, the FAA confirmed
• Fifteen people have been injured in the incident, including a child and two adults with critical injuries, according to paramedics
• Photos on social media show the plane flipped upside down on a tarmac covered in snow
• The airport says it is aware of an incident involving the plane and that "all passengers and crew are accounted for”

• The cause of the crash is still unknown. Canada's Transport Minister says she's closely following the "serious incident"

Nomia Iqbal
North America correspondent

Extraordinary video online appears to show the plane upside down after it flipped on the runway. It had travelled in wintry conditions to Canada’s busiest airport in less than two hours from Minneapolis - landing early afternoon in Toronto.

Fire trucks were seen next to the plane with a layer of snow covering the tarmac. One of its wings is missing.

Airport officials say all passengers and crew have been accounted for, with 15 taken to hospital. One child and two adults are critically injured.

Canada’s transportation safety board has started an investigation. Although the cause of the crash is not yet known, the airport had been experiencing many delays because of winter weather.

Canada's Transport Minister Anita Anand says she's closely following the "serious incident" at Toronto airport involving Delta Airlines flight 4819 from Minneapolis.

"All 80 passengers onboard are accounted for. Updates will follow," she said in a post on X.

We've also heard from Ontario Premier Doug Ford.

In a post on X, Ford writes: "I’m relieved there are no casualties after the incident at Toronto Pearson. Provincial officials are in contact with the airport and local authorities and will provide any help that’s needed."

Peel Regional Paramedic Services in Toronto has just released a statement, saying that 15 people have been injured in the incident.

Of those, one child and two adults are critically injured, it says.

The statements adds that all other injuries range from minor to moderate. All crew and passengers have been accounted for.