2 Indian trainee pilots among 3 dead in plane crash in Canada's British Columbia

2 Indian trainee pilots among 3 dead in plane crash in Canada's British Columbia

A tragic plane crash on October 6, in the city of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, claimed the lives of three individuals, including two trainee pilots from Mumbai, India.

The ill-fated aircraft that killed three on-board (Pic Credit: CBC)The ill-fated aircraft that killed three on-board (Pic Credit: CBC)
India TodayNE
  • Oct 07, 2023,
  • Updated Oct 07, 2023, 11:12 AM IST

A tragic plane crash on October 6, in the city of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, claimed the lives of three individuals, including two trainee pilots from Mumbai, India.

The aircraft involved was a Piper PA-34 Seneca, a twin-engined light aircraft. The crash occurred behind a motel, in close proximity t

o the local airport, located about 100 kilometres east of Vancouver. The cause of the crash remains unknown. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has dispatched investigators to the crash site. All three individuals onboard, including the pilot, lost their lives in the incident.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are in the process of notifying the next of kin.

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