Continental Airlines Flight 3407 Crashes into Home in Clarence Center, New York, Killing all 49 Passengers, One Person in Home

My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the victims of Continental Airlines flight 3407 that crashed into a home in Clarence Center, near Buffalo, New York. All 49 passengers on board were killed, according to New York State police. The police also said that one person in the home was killed and four people were injured at the crash site, including a mother and daughter inside the house that was hit. They suffered minor injuries and were treated and released, said a spokeswoman at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital in Williamsville. Two firefighters also were brought in for treatment of smoke inhalation and minor injuries.

Continental Connection Flight 3407, a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 74-seat turboprop, which was operated by Colgan Air, was en route from Newark, New Jersey, to Buffalo when it went down at around 10:20 p.m. ET. The crash occurred about seven miles from Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

This is truly a sad turn of events and I pray for the families of the victims.