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2 dead, 4 injured in helicopter crash near Prince George: TSB

BY Connect News, Sep 26, 2023 7:27 PM - REPORT AN ERROR

The federal agency says a Bell 206L helicopter has crashed. (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Two people are dead and four are injured after a helicopter crashed in Prince George.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has shared this information.

A team of investigators has been deployed following the horrific helicopter crash, the board said in a statement.

The federal agency says a Bell 206L helicopter has crashed.

The accident happened around 7:30 a.m. near Purden Lake, east of Prince George.

Six ambulances were dispatched to the scene, according to BC Emergency Health Services.

The agency said the cause of the helicopter crash was not yet known, but the TSB would gather information and the incident was being investigated.

Corporal Jennifer Cooper asked people passing through the area to slow down and obey flagger signals.

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