By the Canadian Press

Two dead after small plane crashes near Thorsby

Sep 27, 2020 | 11:10 AM

Two people have died in a plane crash near a community southwest of Edmonton.

RCMP Cpl. Deanna Fontaine says the small aircraft went down in a field near Thorsby on Saturday afternoon.

Police say the Harmon Rocket a two-seat sport plane took off from Rocky Mountain House, Alta., with a 59-year old man who was the pilot and a 48-year-old woman who was a passenger.

They say both were from Rocky Mountain House.

After the crash, police say the plane caught fire, and both the man and the woman were found deceased inside the aircraft.

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The Transportation Safety Board says it has sent a team of investigators to the crash site.