Three killed in plane crash in Canada

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.

 

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There were no casualties reported on the ground.

Gabriola Island, which has a population of some 4,000, is east of Nanaimo.

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