Plane crashes on Gabriola Island: report of no survivors
Credit to Author: David Carrigg| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 04:19:32 +0000
Multiple ambulances and emergency services have arrived on the north end Gabriola Island where a plane has crashed.
According to the Nanaimo Bulletin, RCMP on scene have said there are no survivors.
On scene on DeCourcy Drive on Gabriola Island where a plane has crashed. RCMP told me more than one person is dead and no one survived the crash. pic.twitter.com/pjwwzDGmXc
While the type of plane that crashed has not been confirmed, an online flight tracker shows a six-person, twin-engine Piper Aerostar heading north from the U.S. disappeared off the tracker at around 6 p.m., just north of Gabriola Island.
A British Columbia Emergency Health Services spokesperson said paramedics were called to the area of Ricardo Road and DeCourcy Drive at around 6 p.m. on Tuesday. Ricardo Road links the main island with an islet at the northernmost point.
The service said there were two ambulances on the island and about five others were transported there via a ferry.
All the emergency vehicles are at the scene with paramedics trying to assess the situation.
There are few details available at this time, including the size or type of plane or the number of passengers or patients.
The RCMP say officers are responding to reports of a possible plane crash along with the coast guard and Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre but no further details are available.
The Transportation Safety Board also says it’s looking into reports of the incident.
with files from Canadian Press.