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2 killed in plane crash near Swift Current Airport were from Quebec

A small, single engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff from the Swift Current Airport. Southwest TV News

There has been a fatal plane crash near Swift Current, Sask.

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The city says in a release that a small, single-engine aircraft went down less than a kilometre from the Swift Current Airport, shortly after taking off from the facility around 7:00 p.m. Thursday.

The Transportation Safety Board has confirmed that the plane was on its way to Regina, and that the plane was an American Aviate AA5 plane that was privately registered.

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Swift Current RCMP confirmed that the two men killed were from Quebec: a 60-year-old male from Saint-Felix-De-Dalquier and a 35-year-old male from Saint-Remi.

Michael Boutilier, a spokesman for the city, said in the release that the city is expressing its condolences to the families of the individuals who were killed.

The airport is located about six-and-a-half kilometres east of Swift Current.

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It handles private and government aircraft, as well as corporate charters and military training.

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The investigation is now being led by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

With files from Global News

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