(HURON EAST, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Huron East Fire Department, and Huron County Paramedic Services responded to an airplane crash in the Municipality of Huron East on Saturday October 5th, 2024, just after 11:20 a.m.
Police received a 911 call from the involved pilot after they had crash-landed in a farm field near Newry Road in Huron East. The lone 68-year-old pilot from Central Huron was located inside the plane and transported to a local hospital for minor injuries.
The pilot was attempting to land on a grass runway in a nearby field and was unable to stop before crossing over Newry Road and impacting the ground on the other side of the roadway.
Initially, emergency responders believed there were three other passengers on board the plane, but it was later determined that these individuals were good Samaritans that had stopped to assist the pilot. The OPP would like to extend their thanks for the assistance they provided at the scene.
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