Key Takeaways
- A small plane crashed in Lancaster County, U.S. Pennsylvania, injuring 5 people aboard.
- The plane crashed in the parking lot of Brethren Village in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, U.S. Pennsylvania.
- The cause of the crash remains unknown, and an investigation is underway by the Federal Aviation Administration.
New York: A small plane on Sunday crashed into a parking lot in Lancaster County, the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, injuring five people aboard, local authorities said.
The plane crashed in the parking lot of Brethren Village in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, U.S. Pennsylvania, at around 3:18 p.m. Eastern Time (2018 GMT), shortly after taking off for Springfield, Ohio.
All five people on board were injured and transported to local hospitals, said an official from the Manheim Township Fire Department at a press conference Sunday evening. No injuries were reported on the ground.
The crash also damaged around a dozen vehicles in the parking lot, the official added. Footage from the scene showed black smoke billowing from the wreckage, with several cars engulfed in flames.
So far, the cause of the crash remains unknown, and the Federal Aviation Administration said an investigation is underway.
