Small Plane Carrying Rio Tinto Workers Crashes En Route to Canadian Diamond Mine, Fatalities Reported
FORT SMITH, NWT – A tragic incident occurred as a small plane carrying Rio Tinto workers crashed on its way to a diamond mine in Canada. The mining giant confirmed the crash near Fort Smith in the country’s Northwest Territories, stating that there were fatalities. The number of people on board and the nationalities of the victims are still being assessed. Rio Tinto’s chief executive, Jakob Stausholm, expressed deep sympathy for the families and loved …