Two people and a dog have been injured after a small plane crashed during takeoff in northeastern Florida on March 23, officials have confirmed.
In a Facebook post, St. Johns County Fire Rescue said that multiple agencies, including the San Antonio Fire Department and the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, responded to a 911 call reporting that a plane had crashed into the woods across from the Northeast Regional Airport runway in St. Augustine on Thursday.
The plane initially caught fire, but crews were able to put it out, they said.
“When firefighters arrived, they found a small plane 100 yards into the woodline. The fire was quickly extinguished,” officials said.”Two people were transported and one dog was transported for treatment to an area vet. The cause of the crash is currently under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol.”…