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Second crop duster crash this week in Saskatchewan

A second crop duster has crashed this week in Saskatchewan after a plane’s wheel clipped the ground southeast of Nipawin. Supplied / RCMP

AYLSHAM, Sask. – A second crop duster has crashed in Saskatchewan this week.

RCMP say the latest crash happened on Friday morning on a farm near Aylsham.

The pilot told officials one of the plane’s wheels touched the ground while he was making a turn, causing the crash.

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The pilot, a 66-year-old Carrot River man, was not injured.

Mounties say the plane is a write-off.

Transport Canada has been advised and the crash is under investigation.

Aylsham is approximately 25 kilometres southeast of Nipawin, Sask.

On Tuesday afternoon, a pilot suffered minor injuries after a crop duster crashed just outside Quill Lake.

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