Helicopter crash in Montreal: 4 people dead

Four people are dead after a helicopter crashed on the South Shore of Montreal Saturday afternoon.

Provincial police, Sûreté du Québec (SQ), told CTV News they were called to the scene around 2:30 p.m. after a helicopter crashed and caught fire near Rang des Écossais off Highway 10 in the Sainte-Brigide-d’Iberville municipality.

Sûreté du Québec Sergeant Audrey-Anne Bilodeau said four people inside the helicopter were declared dead at the scene. First responders brought the fire under control within the following hour.