2 Injured in Small Plane Crash in Bulgaria

Society | September 8, 2012, Saturday // 12:54
Bulgaria: 2 Injured in Small Plane Crash in Bulgaria Photo of the crashed plane by the Shumen police office.

Two persons have been injured in a crash landing of a small private plane at Shumen airport in north-eastern Bulgaria Saturday morning.

The small LZ plane lost power some 10 meters above ground and crashed onto the runway.

The 42-year-old pilot has suffered the hardest injuries, with fractures on the skull, collar bone and ankle, but his life is out of danger.

A 24-year-old female passenger has also been hospitalized in the local hospital, with fractures on the legs.

The two other passengers travelling in the plane have made it through with no injuries.

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