‘Mass Casualty’ Confirmed After Plane Crash in Northern Alberta: Report

Officials are preparing a mass casualty protocol after a passenger plane crashed along the Alberta boundary in Canada.

Authorities have not confirmed the number of deaths, however chief coroner of the Northwest Territories Garth Eggenberger confirmed to CBC that a number of passengers had been killed in the crash near Fort Smith Tuesday morning.

“At this time, we can confirm there are fatalities but we will not be providing any additional information pending next of kin notifications,” Eggenberger said.

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