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A man was taken to hospital after the plane he was flying crash-landed in a Huron County farm field, police say.
Huron County Ontario Provincial Police along with Huron East firefighters and Huron County paramedics responded to an airplane crash at about 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, police say.
Police received a 911 call from the 68-year-old pilot after the plane crashed into a farm field near Newry Road, OPP said. That’s a rural area south of Wingham.
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The Central Huron man – the plane’s lone occupant – was attempting to land on a grass runway in a nearby field but was unable to stop, police said. The plane crossed over Newry Road and hit the ground on the opposite side of the roadway, police said.
OPP said that when first responders arrived at the scene, the pilot was still inside the plane. He was taken to hospital where he was treated for minor injuries, police said. Emergency crews initially thought there were several people aboard but later determined they were witnesses who stopped to help the pilot, police said.
Teen charged after vehicle stopped at 100 km/h over speed limit
A teenager from Leamington has had their licence suspended and vehicle impounded after police say they clocked a driver going 100 kilometres/hour over the speed limit on Tuesday morning.
Ontario Provincial Police say a vehicle was spotted going 161 kilometres/hour in an area with a 60 km/h limit on the 400 block of Mersea Road 7, about eight kilometres north of Leamington.
A 17-year-old has had their license suspended for 30 days and their vehicle impounded for 14 days, Ontario Provincial Police said.
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