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Two men dead after small plane crashes at northern Alberta airport

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 04 Sep, 2024 11:49 AM

Mounties say two men are dead after a small plane crashed at an airport in a northwestern Alberta.

The plane went down Tuesday on the grounds of the Peace River Airport.

RCMP say a 30-year-old man who had been living Manning, Alta., and a 27-year-old resident of Australia died at the scene.

Mounties have said they believe the two were the only people on board the plane.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it has deployed a team of investigators to look into the crash.

RCMP are asking people to avoid the area.

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