Small plane crash in the Bahamas kills 3, including one Canadian

NASSAU, Bahamas – A medical evacuation plane crashed early this morning in the Bahamas killing three people, including a Canadian citizen.

Local authorities say the plane crashed as the pilot tried to make a night landing at a small airstrip.

Police say the pilot was trying to land with the light of headlamps from two trucks driven up to the runway.

The plane’s wing hit one truck and it spewed fuel as it spun into the second, which exploded, killing three people inside. The pilot survived.

All the victims were residents of Mayaguana island.

Police did not immediately release the name of the Canadian.

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