Air Canada plane landed short, hit antennas in Halifax accident

An Air Canada Airbus A320 lies in the snow after it skidded off the runway at Halifax International Airport, Nova Scotia March 29, 2015, in this handout courtesy of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. REUTERS/Transportation Safety Board of Canada/Handout via Reuters

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - An Air Canada plane that suffered heavy damage in an accident in the east coast city of Halifax on Sunday landed short of the runway and hit an antenna array, losing its landing gear, safety officials said.

No one was killed in the accident that sent more than 20 passengers and crew to hospital. All but one of those treated had been released by later in the day, the airline said.