By The Canadian Press

Pilot dead following plane crash in downtown Powell River, B.C.

Sep 5, 2016 | 1:39 PM

POWELL RIVER, B.C. — The pilot of a small plane is dead after the aircraft crashed in downtown Powell River, B.C.

Cpl. Aubrey Hachey with the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre says the Piper twin-engine aircraft crashed near an intersection around 11:30 a.m. Monday.

Ambulance crews were able to get to the scene quickly because the crash happened in a central location, and they found the pilot deceased.

The pilot’s identity has not been released.

The Transportation Safety Board is now investigating, and there’s no word yet on what caused the crash.

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Spokesman Bill Yearwood says the deceased pilot was the only occupant on board.

— With files from CFAX

The Canadian Press