Crime & Safety
Cheshire Man Killed, Son Hospitalized In Plane Crash In Wallingford: UPDATE
The small plane crash occurred Monday night.
WALLINGFORD, CT — One person has been confirmed dead in a small plane crash in Wallingford near the Meriden Markham Municipal Airport on Monday night, according to multiple reports.
Wallingford Police told the Meriden Record-Journal that Joseph Tominelli, 56, of Cheshire, was killed in the crash while his son David Tominelli, 21, was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. (To sign up for Cheshire breaking news alerts and more, click here.)
The Meriden Record-Journal reports two people were on the plane at the time of the crash.
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Emergency crews responded to the crash on Hanover Street just before 6:30 p.m., according to WTNH News 8.
Plane crash on road Wallingford next to airport. @JimmyAltman Meriden fire on scene pic.twitter.com/kWFPoKELLZ
— Frank Ricci (@NHFDRicci) April 24, 2017
WTNH reports Hanover Street was blocked off and Evansville Avenue in Meriden is closed.
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NBC Connecticut reports that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will be the primary agencies investigating the crash.
Read more at the Meriden Record-Journal here and NBC Connecticut here.
This story will be updated when more information is available.
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