However, the plane was landing failed and plunged into a car on the road leading to the airport at 16h12 local time. AFP said the Beechcraft King Air 100 was broken in two and caught fire ngun untouched.
The nearby pedestrians gave the crew and passengers out of the fire. The eight people aboard and two people in the car were seriously injured. Luc Fortin 44-year-old pilot was the emergency medical personnel at the scene, then moved to the hospital with serious injuries but survived the fire.
Department of Health notified the coast of Vancouver now has two victims were discharged during the night, two still in critical condition and four more are gradually recovering. The plane crashed due to airline Northern Thunderbird Air, based in British Columbia operations.
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The accident with the plane had broken in half and the fire was extinguished. Photo: Canadian Press |