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By Canadian Press

Two dead, pilot seriously injured in northern Quebec plane crash

Sep 26, 2016 | 2:15 PM

QUEBEC — Investigators gathered evidence Monday at the site of a weekend plane crash along the Mouchalagane River in northern Quebec.

The crash occurred on Sunday afternoon between Fermont and the Manic-5 hydro generating station.

Quebec provincial police spokesman Jean Tremblay said two passengers aboard were killed — a 55-year-old man from Gatineau, Que., and a 38-year-old man from St-Maurice, a town in central Quebec.

The pilot of the Cessna 206 was seriously injured and transported by helicopter to a Quebec City hospital with serious burns.

Tremblay said crime scene technicians are collecting evidence and detectives hope to speak to two witnesses on the ground.

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“They (investigators) will try to talk with two hunters who are from the area — friends of those who sadly perished,” Tremblay said.

The information gathered by police will be transferred to the Transportation Safety Board for its investigation.

 

The Canadian Press

by Canadian Press

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