1 dead, 1 hurt after aerobatic jet crashes amid flyover in Canada

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia — A Canadian aerobatic jet crashed into a British Columbia neighborhood Sunday during a flyover intended to boost morale during the pandemic, killing one crew member, seriously injuring another and setting a house on fire. Video appeared to show at least one person ejecting.

“It is with heavy hearts that we announce that one member of the CF Snowbirds team has died and one has sustained serious injuries,” The Royal Canadian Air Force said in a tweet.

Canada’s defense department said emergency crews were responding to the crash at the airport in the city of Kamloops in British Columbia.

The Snowbirds are Canada’s equivalent of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds or Navy’s Blue Angels.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.