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Urgent: Small plane with 25 on board crashes in Canada, several injured

Xinhua,December 14, 2017 Adjust font size:

TORONTO, Dec.13 (Xinhua) -- A plane carrying 25 people crashed late Wednesday in southern Canada, injuring several people, local media reported.

The plane is an ATR-42 carrying 22 passengers and three crew members, according to a report by the CTV, which said the aircraft crashed less than one km from the Fond-du-Lac, airport of Saskatchewan province shortly after takeoff around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday (0015 GMT Thursday).

There is so far no report of deaths resulting from the incident.

The plane belongs to Saskatoon-based West Wind Aviation. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Enditem