Plane crashes in Canada, the plane was carrying workers of Rio Tinto company; 6 died
Plane Crash: On Tuesday, a small plane carrying employees of the Rio Tinto mining company crashed close to Fort Smith in Canada's far-flung northwest. This resulted in many deaths. Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stokholm described the accident as "extremely tragic" in a statement. The Royal Canadian Air Force sent three squadrons to the area to conduct search and rescue missions.
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Shortly after takeoff on Tuesday, a small plane carrying labourers crashed in Canada's far north. Six people have perished in this mishap. The incident took place at approximately 8:50 a.m. local time.
According to news agency Reuters, information about how many people were on board the plane has not been obtained. Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stokholm said in a statement that the company is deeply saddened by the accident. Stosholm said, 'We are very grateful to the authorities. We are working together and will do everything we can to help find out what happened.
It was a charter flight, according to Northwestern Air, that was taking labourers to a mine. As the authorities start their investigation, all flights leaving Fort Smith have been grounded until Wednesday. A team from the Canadian Transportation Safety Board has been sent to look into the incident.
R.J. Simpson, Premier of the Northwest Territories, expressed his condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the crash. "With a heavy heart, I offer my deepest condolences to the families, friends and loved ones of those killed," Simpson said. Garth Eggenberger, chief coroner for the Northwest Territories, confirmed there were deaths, but said officials would not release any further information until next of kin were notified.
