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Helicopter crash near Canadian city of Montreal leaves 4 dead, police say

admin — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 22:07:00 +0000

A helicopter crashed on Saturday (September 26, 2026) southeast of the Canadian city of Montreal, killing all four people on board, police said.

Audrey-Anne Bilodeau, a spokesperson for Sûreté du Québec provincial police, said the helicopter reportedly experienced difficulties before crashing around 2.30 pm in the municipality of Sainte-Brigide-d’Iberville, which is roughly 50 kilometres (31 miles) southeast of Montreal.

Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze within an hour of the crash, but the four occupants were pronounced dead at the scene, Ms. Bilodeau said.

The provincial police have not yet identified the victims or the cause of the crash.

The spokesperson said the helicopter seems to have been a private aircraft.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has sent investigators to the crash site.

Published – September 27, 2026 03:37 am IST

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Norwegian helicopter crashes in North Sea, killing one person, injuring five others

admin — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:09:43 +0000

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“A helicopter flying between an offshore oil platform and mainland Norway crashed into the North Sea, killing one person and injuring five others,” police said on February 29.

The Sikorsky S-92 helicopter was on a training mission for state-owned oil and gas company Equinor ASA when it went down on Wednesday off Bergen, Norway’s second largest city, Norwegian news agency NTB said. There were six people on board.

Police said five people “have varying degrees of injuries,” including one whose injuries were minor, but gave no details. At least two rescue helicopters recovered the survivors and the deceased person early Thursday.

NTB quoted Equinor CEO Anders Opedal as calling it “a deeply tragic incident.” All six people were working for Equinor. The cause of the accident was being investigated.

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