WORLD : Jet With 69 Crashes in Canada
<i> From Times staff and wire service reports</i>
DRYDEN, Ontario —
An Air Ontario jet with 69 people aboard crashed today shortly after taking off from Dryden airport, an airline official said.
Paul McKnight, vice president of the Toronto-based regional carrier, said some people survived the crash, but he couldn’t say how many. CKPR radio, which had reporters at the scene, said about 30 people were taken to a hospital. McKnight said there was a fire aboard the plane, but it was not immediately clear whether the fire occurred before or after the crash.
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