A plume of smoke can be seen rising from the scene of the crash
OTTAWA, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least one person has died after an aerobatic Canadian air force jet crashed into a residential neighbourhood while doing a flyover.
Another crew member was seriously injured when the plane hit a house in the city of Kamloops, British Columbia.
One pilot was able to eject before the crash on Sunday, video showed.
The Snowbirds jet had been on a tour “to salute Canadians doing their part to fight the spread of Covid-19”, according to the team’s website.
The Snowbirds perform aerobatic stunts for the public, similar to Red Arrows in the UK or the US Blue Angels.
The crash happened on Sunday morning, shortly after the jet took off.
“It is with heavy hearts that we announce that one member of the CF Snowbirds team has died and one has sustained serious injuries,” the Royal Canadian Air Force said in a tweet.
Video posted on Twitter showed two jets climbing into the air from what is believed to be the Kamloops Airport before one catches on fire.
After it hit the front garden of a home in Kamloops, residents ran outside in an attempt to put out the fire.
A resident Nolyn McLeod said he saw the plane curve into the street and hit the bedroom window of his neighbour’s house.
Photos published in Canadian media appeared to show a parachute on the roof of the house.
The city of Kamloops is around 320km northeast of Vancouver in the West Coast Canadian province. It has a population of 90,000.
In October, a Snowbirds jet crashed into an uninhabited area before an air show in the US city of Atlanta, after the pilot ejected. — NNN-AGENCIES
