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Passengers are recounting their experience being “fully sideways” and upside down after their plane crashed on a Toronto airport runway on Monday, as investigators continue to probe the accident that left 21 people injured.

Delta Flight 4819 from Minneapolis to Toronto crashed on landing around 2:30 p.m. at Toronto Pearson Airport.

Video footage that appeared to have captured that moment shows a plane bursting into flames as soon as it touched down on the runway, skidding and overturning seconds later, leaving passengers scrambling to flee the flipped plane as firefighters arrived to douse the flames.

Officials said there were 80 people on the plane, including 76 passengers and four crew members, and all survived. Delta Air Lines said as of Wednesday morning, 20 out of 21 passengers initially taken to local hospitals have been released.

Pete Koukov, a passenger on the flight, posted a social media video Monday showing passengers …

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