[VIDEO] Firefighting crews on the scene of plane crash near Colorado airport
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Crews from South Metro Fire Rescue (SMFR) are responding at the scene of a small plane crash on E-470 between Peoria and Jamaica in Douglas County.
“The involved plane is a Cessna P210N single engine, six passenger aircraft that was flying from the south toward the north and went down just south of Centennial Airport. The cause of the accident is under investigation,” SMFR said in a tweet
Update: Both occupants from the plane sustained minor injuries and have been transported to the hospital. No vehicles were involved in the crash. Firefighters continue to extinguish the burning aircraft and fuel. Updates to follow. pic.twitter.com/qYeiCzk5rz
— South Metro Fire Rescue (@SouthMetroPIO) March 8, 2022
Crews quickly extinguished the fire of the burning aircraft and fuel.
The pilot and a single passenger were onboard when the crash occurred. Both sustained minor injuries and were transported to a nearby hospital, according to officials.
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