TORONTO (Reuters) - A small plane that crashed on Gabriola Island in British Columbia on Tuesday evening was engulfed in flames after it hit the ground, killing several people, according to authorities and an eyewitness on Wednesday.
The Transportation Safety Board said three investigators were due on site later in the day to investigate the piston, twin-engine aircraft accident. Coroners were also headed to the site on the northwest corner of the island, which has about 4,000 inhabitants.
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