Toronto, Canada - A Delta Air Lines passenger jet crash-landed at the Toronto airport on Monday, the airport authority said, flipping upside down and leaving at least eight people injured, according to local media.

The Endeavor Flight 4819 was landing in Canada's biggest city from Minneapolis, Minnesota, when it crashed, the airline said.

Paramedic services told AFP 17 people were injured, including three critically – a child, a man in his 60s, and a woman in her 40s. Delta said 18 people suffered injuries.

All wounded, including those with minor injuries, were taken to area hospitals either by ambulance or helicopter, said the paramedic services' Lawrence Saindon.

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Dramatic images on local broadcasts and shared on social media showed people stumbling away from the upside-down CRJ-900 plane, shielding their faces from strong gusts of wind and blowing snow.

"Toronto Pearson is aware of an incident upon landing involving a Delta Air Lines plane arriving from Minneapolis. Emergency teams are responding. All passengers and crew are accounted for," the airport posted on X.

A Facebook user who said he was a passenger on the flight, John Nelson, posted a video showing the crashed plane and wrote: "Our plane crashed. It's upside down."

"Most people appear to be okay. We're all getting off," he added.

Delta said it was "aware" of reports the flight had been "involved in an incident" and promised to share further details as it confirmed them.

Federal Transport Minister Anita Anand said there were 80 passengers on the flight.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he was "relieved there are no casualties after the incident at Toronto Pearson," adding that airport and local authorities were providing help.

A massive snowstorm hit eastern Canada on Sunday. Strong winds and bone-chilling temperatures could still be felt in Toronto on Monday.