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Two-seater plane crashes near Quebec City

Two-seater Grumman AA-1 went down near Levis, Que. at around 2 p.m Saturday

A Grumman American AA-1 aircraft lies in the middle of the Etchemins River Saturday, December 10, 2016 in Levis Que. The plane crashed after it hit power lines. Two people were on board and were evacuated by ambulance. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

A Grumman American AA-1 aircraft lies in the middle of the Etchemins River Saturday, December 10, 2016 in Levis Que. The plane crashed after it hit power lines. Two people were on board and were evacuated by ambulance. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

LEVIS, Que. – The Transportation Safety Board says a small plane with two people aboard has crashed in a river south of Quebec City.

The condition of those aboard has not been released.

Board spokesman Chris Krepski says the two-seater Grumman AA-1 went down near Levis, Que. at around 2 p.m Saturday.

He says the agency is gathering information on the crash and police are on site.

The cause is currently unknown.

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