Private helicopter crashes near Montreal killing all four people on board, according to The Independent and ABC News Read our Privacy notice A helicopter has crashed in a small town outside Montreal in Canada, killing all four people on board, according to The Independent.
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Montreal Illustrative image, not of the event Image: Quintin Soloviev / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0 ) The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has sent investigators to the crash site, according to ABC News.
Key figures Deaths: 4 (according to ABC News) What is not yet confirmed Audrey-Anne Bilodeau, a spokesperson for Sûreté du Québec provincial police, according to The Independent. This could not be independently confirmed. What could happen next I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent, according to The Independent. Histor will keep updating this story.
✓ See how we verified it and its 2 sources✓ How we verified this storyConfirmed Police say a helicopter has crashed southeast of the Canadian city of Montreal, killing all four people on board Police say a helicopter has crashed southeast of the Canadian city of Montreal… — confirmed by: ABC News, The Independent Private helicopter crashes near Montreal killing all four people on board — confirmed by: The Independent, ABC News Attributed (not independently confirmed) Authorities said emergency services were called at around 2.30pm ET after the helicopter crashed in a field off Highway 10 on Saturday — The Independent Read our Privacy notice A helicopter has crashed in a small town outside Montreal in Canada, killing all four people on board — The Independent The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has sent investigators to the crash site — ABC News Start your Independent Membership today — The Independent Police said they have not yet confirmed the identities of the victims of the crash, with law enforcement still probing the cause of the incident — The Independent Canada's transportation safety board has deployed a team for the investigation, which is being led by Sûreté du Québec’s major crimes unit — The Independent Not yet confirmed Audrey-Anne Bilodeau, a spokesperson for Sûreté du Québec provincial police, said the helicopter reportedly experienced difficulties before crashing around 2:30 p.m. in the municipality of Sainte-Brigide-d’Iberville — ABC News Audrey-Anne Bilodeau, a spokesperson for Sûreté du Québec provincial police — The Independent This story was checked against 2 independent sources. We only present as fact what reliable sources confirm; everything else is attributed.
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