One man died and two others were injured when a forest-firefighting plane crashed Sunday near La Ronge, Sask.

The three people were taking part in a training exercise Sunday when their plane went down in the bush about 1.5 kilometres northwest of the provincial forest-firefighting centre.

The weather was fair at the time of the crash, according to Canadian Press.

Scott Boyes, spokesman for Saskatchewan's Department of Northern Affairs, said a 54-year-old man from La Ronge died from the injuries he sustained in the crash. Two others were taken to a Saskatoon hospital with unspecified injuries.

The aircraft, a Convair 580 owned by the provincial government, was carrying fire retardant.

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