where we see that people died

[Maybo]

“That’s really significant when we look at the old accident databases, where we see that people died inside the cabin of smoke inhalation — or they were incapacitated by smoke and never got to the door,” he said.

Why did the writer use "where" rather than "in which"?

Source: How 379 people escaped fiery Japan Airlines plane crash by Victoria Bisset, Helier Cheung and Naomi Schanen

 

[Tarheel]

Wow! You ask some tough questions! Anyhow, I imagine that the speaker is visualizing looking at the record. That's where "where" comes from, I guess.

Back to bed!

 

[Maybo]

Wow! You ask some tough questions! Anyhow, I imagine that the speaker is visualizing looking at the record. That's where "where" comes from, I guess.

Back to bed!

Can I use "in which"?

 

[Tarheel]

I wouldn't.

 

[teechar]

Can I use "in which"?

You can.