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Police investigate small plane crash in field near Fergus, Ont.

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Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a small plane crash that occurred in a field near Fergus, Ontario at 10:15 a.m. The aircraft crashed into a field north of Guelph and caught fire; details about injuries have not been released yet. Authorities have informed Transport Canada and drivers are advised to avoid the area while investigations continue.

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Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a small plane crash that occurred at 10:15 a.m. on Friday in a field near the intersection of Beatty Line and Wellington Road 17, north of Guelph, Ontario. Emergency crews responded to find the aircraft had crashed and caught fire. Initially, it was unclear if anyone was injured, but later reports confirmed that two people died as a result of the crash. Transport Canada has been notified about the incident, which is still under investigation; police advise drivers to avoid the area.

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Fergus Guelph Ontario Provincial Police Transport Canada

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Fergus PERSON · 1× Guelph GPE · 1× Ontario Provincial Police ORG · 1× Transport Canada ORG · 1×

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Police say emergency crews responded at 10:15 a.m. to the crash near the intersection of Beatty Line and Wellington Road 17, north of Guelph.

framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-09

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Police investigate small plane crash in field near Fergus, Ont. · assertive framing

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Police investigate small plane crash in field near Fergus, Ont. · assertive framing

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Ontario Provincial Police say they are investigating a small plane crash near Fergus. asserted

they → say → Fergus

Police say emergency crews responded at 10:15 a.m. to the crash near the intersection of Beatty Line and Wellington Road 17, north of Guelph. asserted

crews → say → Guelph

Get daily National news They say a small aircraft crashed into a field and caught fire. asserted

aircraft → get → fire

Police say the extent of injuries is unknown. asserted

extent → say → injuries

Transport Canada has been notified. asserted

Canada → notify → ?

Police say the crash is still under investigation and drivers should avoid the area. asserted

drivers → say → area