The Aporia · 2 people dead after small plane crashed and caught fire near Fergus, Ont.

Ontario Provincial Police reported that two people died after a small plane crashed and caught fire near Fergus, Ontario, on Friday morning. The incident occurred at the intersection of Beatty Line and Wellington Road 17, north of Guelph.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-10, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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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 Ont Ontario Provincial Police

FERGUS GPE · 2× Guelph GPE · 1× Ont GPE · 1× Ontario Provincial Police ORG · 1×

Police say they responded to the scene Friday morning near the intersection of Beatty Line and Wellington Road 17, north of Guelph, where the plane had crashed into a field.

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2026-10-10 · Toronto Star

2 people dead after small plane crashed and caught fire near Fergus, Ont. · assertive framing

FERGUS - Ontario Provincial Police have revealed that two people died in a fiery plane crash near Fergus, Ont., on Friday. asserted

people → reveal → Friday

Police say they responded to the scene Friday morning near the intersection of Beatty Line and Wellington Road 17, north of Guelph, where the plane had crashed into a field. asserted

plane → say → field

2 people dead after small plane crashed and caught fire near Fergus, Ont.

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