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2 student pilots dead after planes collide near Steinbach in southern Manitoba

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Last updated: 2025/07/08 at 2:35 PM
Press Room Published July 8, 2025
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Two pilots are dead after their small planes collided mid-air Tuesday morning in southern Manitoba.

RCMP are holding a news conference about the crash at 1:30 p.m. CT in the division headquarters in Winnipeg. CBC News will livestream the news conference here and on CBC Gem.

The crash happened around 8:45 a.m. in the rural municipality of Hanover, south of Steinbach.

RCMP say the bodies of the pilots were found in the wreckage of the single-engine planes.

There were no passengers aboard.

Adam Penner, president of Harv’s Air flying school, said the crash involved students and happened during a training exercise.

Adam Penner, president of Harv’s Air flying school, said the crash involved students and happened during a training exercise. (Trevor Brine/CBC)

No information on the ages or the sex of the pilots has been released.

The Transportation Safety Board said it has deployed a team of investigators to the scene.

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