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Plane crash near the capital

The plane, which is a recreational model, fell near Cornetu, about 11 km from the capital. Four men that were on the plane were injured according to SMURD Bucharest.

Plane crash near the capital

Articol de Ioana Dogaru, 24 Iunie 2012, 10:12

A small plane crashes in Ilfov, at Cornetu, and from the first data there are no victims, said for Mediafax representatives of the Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (ISU).

The machine took off from Clinceni airfield.

According to the first information, they were four on board. The plane caught fire immediately after the takeoff.

Four men in the plane crashed at Cornetu were injured and will be transported to hospitals in the capital, one of whom was in serious condition, said medical sources.
The person in serious condition will be transported by SMURD Floreasca Hospital helicopter and the other three will be taken by ambulance to University Hospital.

"Three of the injured, including the pilot, have multiple accidental traumas, but they are conscious and cooperative. The fourth has a brain and a skull and thoracic-abdominal contusion. He lost consciousness and he recovered, but he remembers nothing, "said SMURD Bucharest coordinator, Dr. Bogdan Oprița.

The plane, which is a recreational model, fell into the houses area of Cornetu, at about 11 km from the capital.

To the spot went ISU Ilfov crews and one extrication from ISU Bucharest.

The news is being updated.

Translated by Alexandra-Diana Mircea
MTTLC, Bucharest University

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