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Vancouver airport runway will likely be closed for 2 days after cargo plane overruns landing

A runway at Vancouver International Airport is closed after an Amazon Prime plane overran a landing early Tuesday morning.

No injuries reported after plane came off runway; passengers asked to check flight status

A Prime Air pane is pictured on green grass at YVR.
A Prime Air cargo plane is seen with collapsed front landing gear after it came off the north runway at Vancouver International Airport early Tuesday. The airport says the runway will likely remain closed for two days due to the incident. (Martin Diotte/CBC)

A runway at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) willlikely be closed for two daysafter an Amazon Prime plane overran a landing early Tuesday morning.

YVR said in a statement the CargoJet flight, operating a PrimeAir aircraft, overran the eastern boundary of YVR'snorth runway around 1:45 a.m. PT Tuesday.

It saidthe crew of three safely got out of the planeand no injuries were reported. YVR fire and rescue attended the scene.

The airport said the north runway will likely remain closed for around 48 hours, affecting operations and flight schedules.

"We encouragepassengers to check with their airlines for current flight schedules and status before heading to YVR," the statement from the airport said.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said on Tuesday morning that it is deploying a team of investigators to gather information and assess the incident.