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Passengers who miraculously survived the upside-down crash of a Delta Air Lines flight at Toronto Pearson International Airport shared their amazement after they scrambled to safety on the runway.

One passenger even managed to record herself upside down — belted into an airline seat — before she fled the wreckage.

John Nelson, a passenger on the flight, posted a video on Facebook as he and the other passengers stumbled out of the wreckage.


  Ashley Zook recorded herself upside down after the crash of a Delta Air Lines flight. Snapchat / Ashley Zook Ashley Zook recorded herself upside down after the crash of a Delta Air Lines flight. Snapchat / Ashley Zook

  Emergency responders helping passengers leave the plane following the crash. Facebook / John Nelson Emergency responders helping passengers leave the plane following the crash. Facebook / John Nelson

“We just landed. Our plane crashed. It’s upside down,” Nelson narrated while trying to catch his breath as emergency responders doused the aircraft.

Ashley Zook, another passenger aboard, posted several videos on Snapchat — including one while still strapped into her seat after the plane had flipped.

“I was just in a plane crash. Oh my God!” Zook said, her voice still shaky as she looked over at the demolished plane in shock.

The flight from Minneapolis to Toronto landed upside down at about 2:15 p.m. Monday — with all 80 passengers and crew members safely evacuated. Everyone miraculously survived the crash, though 18 people were injured.


  The Delta airplane flipped upside down on the runway at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Facebook / John Nelson The Delta airplane flipped upside down on the runway at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Facebook / John Nelson

  There were 80 people on board the plane. Facebook / John Nelson There were 80 people on board the plane. Facebook / John Nelson

While landing, images show smoke rising from the burned plane as stunned passengers scrambled out.

One wing of the plane was in tatters following the crash and part of the tail was lopped off.

North Carolina native Ian Crowder shared photos of the crash on Facebook and attributed their safety to divine intervention.

“We’re believing God for a full recovery. Never have we heard of a plane crashing upside down but I thank him for his power preventing additional mourning in our aviation family this week. Please continue to pray for me as I fly for the next 9 days straight,” Crowder wrote.


  The plane took off from Minneapolis just before noon Monday.
 The plane took off from Minneapolis just before noon Monday.

All 80 passengers and crew members were evacuated from the smoldering aircraft.

The crash followed a heavy winter storm in Toronto that left almost 9 inches of snow on the ground.

Video footage showed responding emergency personnel wading through inches of snow in the area surrounding the runway as they rushed to the tattered plane.

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