PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) – Authorities in Prescott, Arizona, say a single-engine plane reportedly running low on fuel crashed while making an emergency landing on a street, injuring the three people involved.
Police say the pilot and two passengers in the plane when it crashed Tuesday night were hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries. Their identities were not released and no additional information about their injuries was immediately available.
The plane crashed about 7 miles (11 kilometers) short of the Prescott airport. The flight from the Los Angeles area was heading to Prescott.
This Tuesday, May 29, 2018 photo shows firefighters responding to a Piper Malibu, 6-seater aircraft, that crash landed on a street in Prescott, Ariz. Authorities in Prescott, Arizona, say a single-engine plane reportedly running low on fuel crashed while making an emergency landing on a street, injuring the three people involved. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier via AP)
Police say the plane had a wing shorn off and rolled onto its roof, possibly after striking a light pole.
Police also say there were no injuries when a vehicle rear-ended a car that stopped to avoid the plane.
This Tuesday, May 29, 2018 photo shows a Piper Malibu, 6-seater aircraft, that crash landed on a street in Prescott, Ariz. Authorities in Prescott, Arizona, say a single-engine plane reportedly running low on fuel crashed while making an emergency landing on a street, injuring the three people involved. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier via AP)
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