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Small plane with 25 on board crashes in Canada, several injured
TORONTO, Dec.14, 2017 (BSS/Xinhua) – A plane carrying 25 people crashed
late Wednesday in southern Canada, injuring several people, local media
reported.
The plane is an ATR-42 carrying 22 passengers and three crew members,
according to a report by the CTV, which said the aircraft crashed less than
one km from the Fond-du-Lac, airport of Saskatchewan province shortly after
takeoff around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday (0015 GMT Thursday).
There is so far no report of deaths resulting from the incident.
The plane belongs to Saskatoon-based West Wind Aviation. The cause of the
crash is under investigation.
BSS/Xinhua/MSY/1054 hrs