3 killed in plane crash in Canada
Published : 12 Dec 2019, 01:06
DF-Xinhua Report
Three people were killed when a small airplane crashed on Gabriola Island, Canada Tuesday night, CTV reported Wednesday.
The twin-engine Piper Aerostar plane, took off from Bishop Airport northeast of Fresno, U.S. state of California, and crashed in a fiery wreck while heading to the Nanaimo airport in Canada's British Columbia province.
There were no casualties reported on the ground.
Gabriola Island, which has a population of some 4,000, is a 20-minute ferry ride east of Nanaimo.