(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Ottawa, Feb. 3 (Petra) -- Three people died when a helicopter crashed in a snow-covered field northeast of Montreal in Canada's Quebec province, According to police.
The province's police spokesperson said in a statement on Saturday that investigators were still trying to determine what caused the four-seater Robinson R44 helicopter to go down, and whether bad weather or high speed were to blame for the accident.
However, police ruled out foul play, adding that the next step was to remove the wreckage from the remote site, about 100 kilometres northeast of Montreal, where initial responders had difficulty to access the area due to thick snow.
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