The plane crashed in a residential area of Savannah, Georgia, at around 10pm on Sunday night
A pilot was killed and a passenger was injured in a small plane crash in Georgia.
The plane crashed in a residential area of Savannah, Georgia, at around 10pm on Sunday night. The Savannah Police Department said the crash happened near East 66th Street, approximately three miles south of the city’s historic landmark district.
“The pilot is deceased, and the passenger has minor injuries,” Savannah police said. “No one on the ground was injured.”
Savannah’s firefighter union also attended the scene. The Savannah Professional Firefighters Association said in a statement: “Savannah Union Firefighters have responded to the area of Habersham Street and East 66th Street for a downed aircraft.
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“At approximately 9:46pm, Savannah Fire was notified of a crashed aircraft with unknown injuries or entrapments. A full Technical Rescue response was dispatched on the assignment. The first arriving unit confirmed the crash and updated responding units of two patients entrapped.
“Savannah Union Firefighters from IAFF Local 574 worked with great haste to extricate the patients in order for them to be transported to a hospital. This is an active scene. The area will be closed to allow for investigation and removal of the aircraft.”