Plane crashes with 25 aboard in Canada

Published: December 14, 2017 12:30:04 | Updated: December 15, 2017 12:46:59

A West Wind Aviation plane carrying 25 passengers and crew crashed in northern Saskatchewan on Wednesday, 13 December - Representational Image (Reuters)

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 pm. Wednesday (00:15 GMT Thursday).

There is so far no report of deaths resulting from the incident, reports Xinhua news agency.

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