1 dead after plane makes emergency landing in Prince George, B.C.
- On Thursday, a Beech King Air 200 made an emergency landing on Foothills Boulevard in Prince George, colliding with two vehicles and killing one ground occupant during the afternoon commute around 2:30 p.m.
- The aircraft's abrupt landing forced multiple vehicles off Foothills Boulevard, including one into a ditch, as a wing smashed through a truck windshield and scattered turbofan debris across the roadway.
- Prince George Fire Rescue responded to the "serious motor vehicle incident involving a plane," warning residents to avoid the area as the Transportation Safety Board deployed investigators expected to arrive Friday morning.
- RCMP media relations officer Jennifer Cooper stated that "potential injuries" to other vehicle occupants and aircraft passengers remain unverified, though social media video showed approximately eight people on board.
- The Beech King Air 200 is registered to Sekani Air Ltd, which the Transportation Safety Board is examining to determine the technical cause of the fatal emergency landing.
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