7 dead in Quebec plane crash
HAVRE-AUX-MAISONS, Quebec (AP) — A small plane has crashed killing seven people in eastern Quebec.
Quebec Provincial Police confirmed Tuesday seven died after earlier reports said six died.
“The crash took place in a field on approach to the airport,” said Quebec provincial police Sergeant Daniel Thibodeau, who described the weather conditions as “not ideal” for flying.
The plane was a Mitsubishi turboprop and is believed to have belonged to a private company. The plane had taken off from the St-Hubert regional airport south of Montreal earlier in the morning.
The plane close to the airport in the Iles-de-la-Madeleine just off eastern Quebec. The cause is not immediately known.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is deploying a team of investigators.
Environment Canada had issued an alert for strong winds in the region.
