Canadian Plane Crash Kills 3 and Injures 14
A regional commuter plane slammed into dense bush in northeastern Manitoba on Tuesday just short of a landing strip, killing three people and injuring 14 others, police said.
The Brazilian-made EMB-110 turboprop aircraft owned by Manitoba-based Sowind Air Ltd. went down in freezing rain near the airport of Little Grand Rapids, an aboriginal community about 170 miles northeast of Winnipeg, the capital of Manitoba province.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said three of the survivors were critically injured. They were airlifted to Winnipeg. Others had minor injuries.
“We have icy, misty, foggy weather,” said Cpl. Bruce Stemken of the mounted police. “It’s not a good flying day at all.”
The plane was carrying two pilots and 15 passengers.
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