Helicopter crash near Canadian city of Montreal leaves 4 dead, police say

A helicopter crashed on Saturday (September 26, 2026) southeast of the Canadian city of Montreal, killing all four people on board, police said.

Audrey-Anne Bilodeau, a spokesperson for Sûreté du Québec provincial police, said the helicopter reportedly experienced difficulties before crashing around 2.30 pm in the municipality of Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, which is roughly 50 kilometres (31 miles) southeast of Montreal.

Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze within an hour of the crash, but the four occupants were pronounced dead at the scene, Ms. Bilodeau said.

The provincial police have not yet identified the victims or the cause of the crash.