Two people and a dog were injured Thursday after a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff in northeast Florida.
St. Johns County Fire Rescue said multiple agencies responded to a 911 call reporting a plane had crashed in the woods just off the runway at St. Augustine’s Northeast Regional Airport.
When crews arrived, the plane was on fire about 100 yards from the log. According to the agency, the fire was “extinguished quickly”.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the passengers were a husband, wife and dog.
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He left a husband, wife and a dog seriously injured in St. Consequences of a small plane crash in Johns County. Both are in hospital with serious injuries. (Ben Ryan/WJAX)
Florida’s Action News Jax reported that the husband was piloting the plane when he lost control on takeoff, causing it to crash into the tree line.
The man was taken to UF Gainesville for treatment of burns, while the woman was taken to Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville. The dog was also taken to the local vet, injured.
He left a husband, wife and a dog seriously injured in St. Consequences of a small plane crash in Johns County. Both are in hospital with serious injuries. (Ben Ryan/WJAX)
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A woman who lives near the crash site told Action News Jax that she and her sister heard a “huge crash,” looked out the window and saw the plane on fire.
“I saw a lady being helped out of the woods,” said Delaney Romedy. “It was honestly terrifying.”
The aftermath of a minor plane crash that seriously injured a husband, wife and a dog. Both are in hospital with serious injuries. (Ben Ryan/WJAX)
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The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the crash.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Florida Highway Patrol for more information, but it did not respond by the time of publication.