1 dead, 2 injured after helicopter crash in western Canada


By Lin Wei

OTTAWA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and two others were injured in a helicopter crash in western Canada, CTV News reported Wednesday.

The privately owned helicopter crashed Tuesday evening in the Columbia Valley region of British Columbia, near the B.C.-Alberta border, the report said.

The pilot was killed and the surviving passengers were taken to hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

The crash is being investigated by both the B.C. Coroners Service and the federal Transportation Safety Board, the report said.

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