RCMP says 2 people killed in small plane crash in central Alberta Globalnews.ca

Two people have died after a small plane crashed in central Alberta, according to the RCMP.

A police spokesman told Global News on Wednesday that Mounties from the Didsbury RCMP detachment was called to the scene near Township Road 312 and Range Road 285 at 4:51 p.m.

He said the victims were a 69-year-old man and a 65-year-old man. Police said no one else was reported to be on board.

Canadian Transportation Safety Board tweeted on Wednesday night that it was “deploying a team of investigators after an accident involving an ultralight aircraft near Didsbury.”

“TSB will gather information and assess the incident.”

The RCMP said firefighters were also called to the spot.

5:12 pm, Stars Air Ambulance tweeted that one of his helicopters had been dispatched to the Didsbury area to “scene call emergency”.

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Didsbury is located approximately 80 kilometers north of Calgary.

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