According to reports in the Canadian press, the small plane belonging to a private charter company crashed into an empty field shortly after taking off from the town of Fort Smith in the north of the country.
While 6 people on the plane, including 4 passengers, died, 1 person who survived the accident was hospitalized.
THERE WERE MINE WORKERS ON THE PLANE
It was stated that the passengers were workers working in a mine in the region.
The cause of the accident is being investigated.
(AA)