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Charter Plane With 10 People On Board Slides Off Runway In Abbotsford, B.C.

23 Feb, 2018 04:23 PM
    ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — An aircraft carrying 10 people slid off an airport runway Friday in Abbotsford, B.C.
     
    Airport general manager Parm Sidhu said officials were trying to confirm what happened but no one was seriously hurt.
     
    Two people were taken to hospital for treatment, the airport said in a news release.
     
     
     
     
    The airport says the King Air twin-engine aircraft slid off the runway at about 12 p.m. A snowfall warning was issued Friday for the Abbotsford-area in the Fraser Valley with 20 centimetres of snow forecast, but it's unclear if weather was a factor in the incident.
     
    The Transportation Safety Board says it has sent a team of investigators to the airport.
     
     
     
     
    HEAVY SNOW IN PARTS OF B.C. FORCES CANCELLATIONS, PROMPTS TRAVEL WARNINGS
     
    VANCOUVER — A snow storm swept across parts of British Columbia on Friday, prompting travel advisories and cancelled flights.
     
    Environment Canada issued separate snowfall advisories for the north and central coasts, Cariboo, Prince George, Sea to Sky and Howe Sound regions, along with the Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver.
     
     
    Snow accumulations ranging from five to 20 centimetres were forecast for those areas.
     
    The Transportation Ministry warned that travel on highways 16 and 97 near Prince George was difficult because of limited visibility and blowing snow.
     
    Several post-secondary schools across Metro Vancouver cancelled classes or exams because of the snow, including Simon Fraser, Emily Carr, and Kwantlen universities, and Langara and Douglas colleges.
     
     
    The Vancouver airport said the snow caused a number of delayed or cancelled flights.
     
     
     

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