Lawyers representing passengers aboard an Air Canada plane that crash landed in Halifax more than a year ago will be heading to court in December.
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Flight AC624 crashed on March 29, 2015 at Halifax Stanfield International Airport.
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It was en route from Toronto to Halifax when it touched down 335 metres short of the runway. It then skidded and bounced more than 300 additional metres before coming to a stop across the runway.
There were 133 passengers and five crew on board when the crash happened. Twenty-five people were taken to hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Wagners Law Firm has said some passengers suffered broken bones, scratches, neck and back problems as a result of the crash.
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The next step in the proposed class-action lawsuit is to have it verified. Wagner’s says a hearing will be held at Nova Scotia Supreme Court beginning Dec. 12.
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