A charter flight crashed Saturday afternoon in Canada's Arctic, killing 12 people and injuring three others, officials said.

The Boeing 737-200, en route to Resolute Bay from Yellowknife, went down roughly 10 minutes after its last reported communication, according to First Air, an airline based in Kanata, Ontario. Eleven passengers and four crew members were on board.

The three survivors are being transported to the Qikiqtani General Hospital in Iqaluit for treatment, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. One of the adults was reported to be in critical condition.

The cause of the crash near the Resolute Bay airport was not immediately known.

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