OPP investigating fatal plane crash near Alexandria

The Ontario Provincial Police. Photo/OPP

Posted Jul 27, 2023 08:40:56 AM.

One person is dead following a plane crash in North Glengarry.

Members of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SD&G) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the crash on Power Dam Road, east of Alexandria, around 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

The pilot was pronounced dead at the scene and the passenger was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The OPP continues to investigate the crash in partnership with the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada.

Power Dam Road remains closed, and police are asking the public to avoid the area.

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