Emergency crews are on the scene at a residency in Kamloops, British Columbia after a report of a Canadian Snowbird airplane crash.
There is expected to be at least one fatality, according to BC Sky Scan.
#Kamloops crews on scene with an aircraft crashed into a house on Tranquille Rd. At least 1 fatality. Report it was a @CFSnowbirds plane that crashed.
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) May 17, 2020
A video posted by Twitter user Mario Kaisar shows the snowbird making a free fall before disappearing behind a wooded area. Large amounts of smoke could be seen tracing behind the plane.
WARNING: Video may be disturbing to some viewers. No graphic content is shown.
Here's a video that was sent to us at @RadioNLNews from earlier this morning. #Kamloops pic.twitter.com/hc61YWscmQ
— Victor Mario Kaisar (@supermario_47) May 17, 2020
The RCAF tweeted that they were aware of the Snowbird crash, and were "determining the status of our personnel and supporting emergency personnel."
The #RCAF has been made aware that a Canadian Forces Snowbirds aircraft crashed in the vicinity of Kamloops, BC. Our priority at this time is determining the status of our personnel and supporting emergency personnel. When appropriate, more information will be made available.
— Royal Canadian Air Force (@RCAF_ARC) May 17, 2020
Photos by Ian Young showed the wreckage from the plane crash, showing a blazing pile of debris on the front lawn of a residency.
My god, I hope the pilot got out of this, and that noone on the ground was hurt #Snowbirds https://t.co/uSFR9U17Si
— Ian Young (@ianjamesyoung70) May 17, 2020
#Kamloops aircraft crash scene from facebook pic.twitter.com/a8XzvyaIS6
— Kamscan (@Kamscan) May 17, 2020
According to local CHNL 610AM radio's Brett Mineer, the pilot "ejected safely" from the plane before it hit the ground.
Emergency crews now taking what looks like the pilot (he’s wearing red) off the roof. #Kamloops pic.twitter.com/KvYLH2INtD
— Tereza Verenca (@tverenca) May 17, 2020
Here’s the view from Glenview and Schreiner. #Kamloops @CastanetKam pic.twitter.com/aM1QFN9K8z
— Tereza Verenca (@tverenca) May 17, 2020
An eye witness, Annette Schonewille, told CBC that she saw the Snowbird catch fire while in flight.
"The one plane continued and the other one, there was two puffs, it looked like puffs of smoke and one ... was a ball of fire," said Schonewille.
"No noise, it was strange, and then the plane just did a cartwheel and fell right out of the sky. Just boom, straight down, and then a burst of black, black smoke."
A Canadian Forces Snowbirds aircraft has crashed in the vicinity of Kamloops, BC. Our priority at this time is determining the status of our personnel and supporting emergency personnel. When appropriate, more information will be made available.
— CF Snowbirds (@CFSnowbirds) May 17, 2020
British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix confirmed that paramedics were dispatched to the crash site, where one person was transported to hospital.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
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