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Six dead in Canada small plane crash: rescue officials

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AFP Montreal
A small private jet crashed on Canada's Magdalen Islands off its Atlantic coast today killing six people, while one survived, a rescue official said.

The crash occurred as the aircraft carrying seven people -- reportedly including a local broadcast journalist and former MP -- was approaching for landing in fog and gusts of wind, local ambulance chief Benoit Leblanc said.

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First Published: Mar 30 2016 | 1:42 AM IST

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