Northern Alta. plane crash kills 1

One person died and nine others were injured whena plane crashed Monday morning southeast of the northern Alberta town of Conklin.

The twin-engine, turbo-prop Beechcraft King Air 100 aircraft,operated by Kenn Borek Air, was carrying10 people.

The planeleft Edmonton on Monday and was en route to the Kirby Lake airstrip when it crashed into the muskeg as the pilot was attempting to land around 11:20 a.m. MT.

All the survivors wereinjured andtransported from the scenein stable condition. Two peoplewere flown by air ambulance to Edmonton.

Two others were taken to Fort McMurray. The remaining individuals were treated at thescene andtaken to Lac la Biche,about 165 kilometres away.

A spokeswoman for BP Canada, Melanie Ostopowich, confirmed that seven BP employees were on the plane, along with a contractor and two pilots. The name of the person who died has not been released.

TSB investigators to arrive Tuesday

Two ambulanceunits based at a nearby Cenovus Energyfacilitywere dispatched after a911 call about the crash was received at11:37 a.m.

Ground and air ambulances from Fort McMurray were sent to the scene, as well as search and rescue unitsbased inConklin.

No one from Kenn Borek Air was available to comment but the company issued a written statement Monday afternoon.

"We are working with the RCMP, Transport Canada and the Transportation Safety Board to assist in the well-being of our passengers and employees," the statement said. "We will make a more formal statement in the coming hours."

RCMP are at the scene, but only to keep the site secure, Sgt. Tim Taniguchi said.

"The investigation will have to be done by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada," he said. Investigators are expected to arrive on the scene Tuesday morning.

Conklin is about 250 kilometres northeast of Edmonton.