2 Hospitalized After Plane Crashes On Ball Field In Meriden

MERIDEN, CT — A small plane from Westchester, New York carrying two people crashed onto a baseball field near a local school around 7 p.m. Thursday, according to police and media reports. The plane landed on the field at H.C. Wilcox Technical High School.

The pilot was taken to a local hospital, while the passenger was flown via LifeStar helicopter to Hartford Hospital's trauma center, the Meriden Record Journal reports. Powerlines had fallen on or near the plane, which necessitated Eversource's response.

The passenger was able to crawl out of the plane before rescue crews arrived, NBC Connecticut reports. Meriden Police Sgt. Chris Fry told NBC CT that "Thankfully if there is any luck to be had is there were no events on the field tonight. No one was injured. And it looks like the injuries that have been sustained are non-life threatening."

At a press conference, police said both men on-board the plane were "conscious." One man was in his 50s, the other in his mid 30s, police said. The identification of both men has not yet been released.

Police said the crash occurred when the plane took out a high-tension powerline. Police praised the quick response by local emergency responders and Eversource to treat and assist the two victims.

Police believe that they may have been practicing taking off and landing maneuvers and the plane likely lost power, according to NBC CT. The site of the plane crash is close to the Meriden Markham Municipal Airport, police said.

The plane crash knocked out power to 14,000 Meriden residents Thursday night. The Federal Aviation Agency is also responding.

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