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| Private aircraft crashes in America’s ‘Amish Country’ (VIDEO) | |
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| The incident occurred near an airport in Pennsylvania | The incident occurred near an airport in Pennsylvania |
| A small single-engine private aircraft carrying five people crashed in a residential area in Manheim Township in Pennsylvania. | A small single-engine private aircraft carrying five people crashed in a residential area in Manheim Township in Pennsylvania. |
| The incident occurred near Lancaster Airport shortly after 3pm on Sunday. Videos from the scene show pieces of fuselage lying on a parking lot, with several cars engulfed in flames. | |
| Local news channel WPVI-TV said there are reports of multiple injuries. | Local news channel WPVI-TV said there are reports of multiple injuries. |
| “Our team at Pennsylvania State Police is on the ground assisting local first responders,” Governor Josh Shapiro wrote on X. | “Our team at Pennsylvania State Police is on the ground assisting local first responders,” Governor Josh Shapiro wrote on X. |
| “All Commonwealth resources are available as the response continues, and more information will be provided as it becomes available.” | “All Commonwealth resources are available as the response continues, and more information will be provided as it becomes available.” |
| Lancaster County is considered the heart of America’s ’Amish Country’, where tens of thousands of them continue to retain their centuries-old lifestyle of farming and traditional handicrafts. However, modern development has in recent decades overtaken communities like Manheim due to suburbanization. | |
| Small plane crashes in Manheim Township, Pennsylvania. pic.twitter.com/2lh7EglMLq | Small plane crashes in Manheim Township, Pennsylvania. pic.twitter.com/2lh7EglMLq |
| The US has had several deadly aviation incidents in recent months. In January, 67 people were killed when a US Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger plane over the Potomac River. A medical jet crashed in Philadelphia the same month, killing seven people. In February, a passenger Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX crash in Alaska killed 10 people. | The US has had several deadly aviation incidents in recent months. In January, 67 people were killed when a US Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger plane over the Potomac River. A medical jet crashed in Philadelphia the same month, killing seven people. In February, a passenger Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX crash in Alaska killed 10 people. |