Fatal plane crash near Merritt under investigation

The RCMP have launched an investigation into a Southern Interior plane crash.

Officers responded to a report of a plane that crashed two kilometres north of the Merritt Highway, east of Highway 5A, at approximately 7 p.m. Sunday, July 28.

The RCMP said members arrived at the site of the crash, where a pilot and passenger were each identified and pronounced deceased.

The airplane was a two-seat, homebuilt amphibious aircraft.

Merritt RCMP, the Transportation Safety Board, and the B.C. Coroners Service are working together to determine the factors and causes of the crash.

Anyone with information relating to the incident is asked to contact the Merritt RCMP at 250-378-4262.