A cross-country storm dumping snow across the Midwest has led to hundreds of canceled flights and car crashes amid the post-Thanksgiving travel rush.

In one terrifying incident for air travelers, a Delta Connection flight with 54 passengers and a crew of four skidded off an icy runway at the Des Moines International Airport overnight, according to Sarah Hoodjer, the airport's communications manager.

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The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. local time as Flight 5087, operated by Endeavor Air and originating in Detroit, was landing at the airport, according to a statement from Delta Air Lines.

The aircraft, a Bombardier CRJ-900, "left the paved surface of the taxiway due to icy conditions upon landing," according to the Delta statement. No injuries were repor

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