One dead, another critically injured in plane crash west of Calgary
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Cochrane RCMP are at the scene of a plane crash at Springbank Airport near Highway 1, west of Calgary in Rocky View County.
Police said they received reports of the crash at 3:38 p.m. on Friday.
EMS spokesperson Stuart Brideaux confirmed to CBC News that there were two people in the light aircraft.
EMS declared one man dead at the scene. The second person, a woman believed to be in her 30s, was taken to Foothills Medical Centre in critical, life-threatening condition, he said.
Brideaux said the plane crashed just north of Highway 1, "a bit short of the airfield."
The Calgary International Airport tweeted on Friday that they were aware of the plane crash and would support the RCMP and Transportation Safety Board of Canada in their investigation into what happened. Both the international airport and Springbank are operated by the Calgary Airport Authority.
"Our condolences to those impacted by this loss."
The right-hand lane for westbound traffic on Highway 1 is closed a few kilometres west of the exit for the Springbank Airport.
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