Fatal plane crash in Canada: a plane crashed and at least 10 people died

At least ten people died When a small planes which brought workers to a mine at the northern end of the Canada It crashed this Tuesday shortly after takeoff.

According to the local press, there were 11 people on board: nine passengers and two crew members. There is one injured person who suffered serious burns and who was taken to hospital, where he is in confidential condition.

Northwestern Air, operator of the twin-turboprop Jetstream passenger plane with capacity for 19 passengers, explained that it was a charter flight taking employees to the Diavik mine. It crashed 1.1 kilometers from the end of the runway. All flights from Fort Smith have been suspended through Wednesday.

Federal and military police responded to the incident in Northwest Territories. Likewise, Canadian Army units mobilized on snowmobiles and located the remains of the plane, while several rescuers parachuted down from a Hercules-type aircraft in search of victims.

The Joint Relief Coordination Center in the city of Trenton, in the province of OntarioShe said Contact with the Northwestern Air plane was lost shortly after takeoff at 8:50 a.m. (local time) from Fort Smith, located 320 kilometers southwest of the regional capital Yellowknife.

Meanwhile, the town’s hospital reported that the mass casualty protocol had been activated while the colonel in chief of the Arctic territory, Garth Eggerberger, stated that “there are human losses” without providing further details.

Many of the passengers were workers for Rio Tinto, the world’s second largest mining company.

“I would like to express our deepest condolences to the families, friends and loved ones of those affected by this tragedy. “As a company, we are absolutely devastated by this news and offer our full support to our people and the community who are suffering today,” said Jakob Stausholm, CEO of Rio Tinto.

And he concluded: “We are working closely with the authorities and will assist in every way possible in their efforts to find out exactly what happened.”

For his part, RJ Simpson, Premier of the Northwest Territories, released a statement: “The impact of this incident is felt throughout the territory. The people we lost were not just passengers on a flight; they were neighbors, colleagues , friends and loved ones. those. Their stories and contributions to our communities will not be forgotten.”