Aircraft crash and fire results in two fatalities — RCMP
By Contributor
RCMP in Tofino are investigating after a report of an aircraft crash and fire resulted in the deaths of two people and serious injuries to a third.
RCMP said that on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at 12:48 p.m., the Tofino RCMP received a report of a plane crash on a runway at the Long Beach Airport.
RCMP said that information is limited at this time but it appears that a small six-seat aircraft may have suffered an engine fire during takeoff.
“One occupant was pulled from the plane and is being transported to hospital with serious injuries,” RCMP said.
“The two other occupants have tragically died at the scene.”
The Tofino RCMP is working with the Transportation Safety Board and BC Coroners Service to determine the causal factors of this incident.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Tofino RCMP at 250-670-9612.
