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Investigators deployed to Chilliwack, B.C., after mid-air plane crash near airport

5 ambulances dispatched, says B.C. Emergency Health Services

First responder vehicles are parked in a quarry.
First responders arrive at an ‘aviation incident’ near Wolfe Road and Schweyey Road in Chilliwack, B.C., near the Chilliwack Airport, on Monday, Aug. 3. (Shane MacKichan) 

The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) said it is deploying investigators after two Cessna 172 aircraft crashed in mid-air on Monday near Chilliwack Airport.

Five ambulances were dispatched to the area of Wolfe Road and Schweyey Road, according to B.C. Emergency Health Services.

It said the call came in at about 5:15 p.m. PT and no patients were taken to hospital.

The TSB, an independent agency with a mandate to advance transportation safety, said in a statement its team will arrive on site Tuesday afternoon to gather information and assess the crash.

With files from Lauren Vanderdeen and Akshay Kulkarni

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Credit belongs to: www.cbc.ca

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