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3 sent to hospital after small plane hits truck and crashes at Langley airport

A plane crash-landed at Langley Regional Airport Tuesday afternoon after clipping a pickup truck on nearby 216 Street as it was descending, according to local officials.

Pilot, plane passenger, truck driver taken to Langley Memorial Hospital

A plane is seen on fire next to a sign that reads 'Low flying aircraft'.
A small plane burst into flames after crashing at Langley Regional Airport on Tuesday afternoon, sending three people to hospital. (Submitted by Caleb Mufford)

A plane crashed at Langley Regional Airport on Tuesday afternoon after clipping a pickup truck on nearby 216 Street as it was landing, according to local officials.

Officials say thesmall planecrashed at 3:03 p.m. PT after hitting the truck that was travelling on the road, which borders the airport.

Langley RCMP say the two occupants of the privately registered Cessna 182 plane a pilot and a passenger were injured after the plane crashed.

Russ Jenkins, deputy fire chief of the Township of Langley Fire Department, says the driver of the pickup truck was also injured. All three peoplehave been taken to Langley Memorial Hospital, with RCMP saying the driver was in stable condition.

A pickup truck with its windshield broken is seen next to the wreckage of a small plane.
A small plane clipped a white pickup truck on 216 Street in Langley, B.C. and subsequently caught fire, according to officials Tuesday. (Curtis Kreklau)

"Looks like both wings came off the plane, and the plane caught fire shortly after crashing," Jenkins told CBC News.

Jenkins says the pilot was able to escape the plane before it caught fire, though it's unclear how badly theywere injured. An air ambulance was required to transport the pilot and the passenger to hospital.

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3 to hospital after plane collides with truck in Langley

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A small plane crash-landed at Langley Regional Airport and collided with a pickup truck Tuesday afternoon, sending three people to Langley Memorial Hospital. Langley RCMP say the two occupants of the plane the pilot and the passenger were among those injured. The driver of the truck is reported to be in stable condition.

The Township of Langley is a suburban municipality with around 140,000 residents, located about 30 kilometres southeast of Vancouver.

The Langley Regional Airport saw nearly 55,000 aircraft take-offs and landings in 2022, according to Statistics Canada data. In 2021, the airport was the 23rd busiest in the country by aircraft movements.

A helicopter with the words 'Air Ambulance' is seen at an airport.
An air ambulance had to be used to transport the pilot and passenger of the Cessna 182 plane to hospital Tuesday. (Curtis Kreklau)

Liam Macdonald, a spokesperson for the Transportation Safety Board, said a team of investigators had been dispatched to the airport to determine what led to the crash.

A township spokespsersonsaid Tuesday afternoon that information was still being collected on the crash and they did not have details to share.

Langley RCMPsay anyone with more information on the incident is asked to call them at604-532-3200.

With files from Dan Burritt and Moira Wyton