Plane carrying Rio Tinto workers crashes in Canada's Northwest, some killed

FILE PHOTO: The Rio Tinto logo is displayed above the global mining group's booth at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo

(Reuters) -A small plane carrying Rio Tinto workers crashed near Fort Smith in Canada's remote Northwest Territories on Tuesday during a flight to its Diavik diamond mine, killing some people on board.

There were no details on how many people died or how many had been on board, but Northwestern Air Lease, the plane's registered owner, said on its website it has two types of BAE Jetstreams its fleet, both able to carry 19 passengers.