Plane lands on roadway in Prince George

One person has died and two others were injured when a plane made an emergency landing on a road in Prince George.

RCMP said they were called at approximately 2:20 p.m. to Foothills Boulevard, about 1.5 kilometres north of North Nechako Road.

When investigators arrived on the scene, they saw two vehicles were involved in the incident and one person inside one of the vehicles died.

RCMP are urging people to stay away from the landing sight.

“Investigators would like to remind the public that this is an active investigation and that they need to stay away from the area. It removes valuable police resources from this investigation as well as the regular calls for service if RCMP must station police officers at every access point to Foothills Boulevard to keep the curious onlookers away, of which there have already been too many.

“Please allow room for our first responders to work safely,” states Cpl. Jennifer Cooper, media relations officer for the Prince George RCMP said.

Foothills Boulevard has been closed to vehicle traffic in both directions and will remain that way overnight and into Friday; drivers should make plans to use alternate routes in the meantime, RCMP said.

The Transportation Safety Board has assumed conduct of the investigation.

The reason for the emergency landing has not been disclosed at this time.