Pilot, passenger rescued after small plane crashes into power lines in Maryland

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A small plane that crashed into high-voltage power lines near Washington, D.C. was removed by a crane hours after both the pilot and passenger were rescued on Monday.

The aircraft crashed at about 5:30 p.m. local time in misty and wet conditions in Montgomery Village, Md., on Sunday, according to the Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service. It became caught up in live power lines about 30 metres (100 feet) from the ground.

“Both patients have been transported from the scene to local area trauma centres with serious injuries,” Montgomery County Fire Chief Scott Goldstein said in a press briefing, adding that the two people had suffered hypothermia and orthopaedic and trauma-related injuries.

According to the FAA, the Mooney M20J aircraft was flying from Westchester, N.Y., and had been due to land at Montgomery Airpark, close to the crash site.

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