WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Sept 26 (Reuters) – Four people have been killed in a helicopter crash southeast of Montreal, police said on Saturday afternoon.
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• National broadcasters CBC and CTV reported that police said the crash happened at about 2:30 p.m. ET (1830 GMT) and that the aircraft was on fire when first responders arrived at the site near Sainte-Brigide-d’Iberville.
• All four occupants of the aircraft were reported dead by the Surete du Quebec, the provincial police force.
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• Police did not immediately provide details about the helicopter’s ownership, origin or its purpose for the journey.
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• Canada’s Transportation Safety Board is deploying investigators.
(Reporting by Ed White; Editing by Sergio Non and Andrea Ricci)
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