One killed, another injured when small plane crashes in San Diego County
The crash occurred just before 2 p.m. south of the Fallbrook Airpark
One person died and another was seriously injured when a single-engine plane crashed at a plant nursery in the San Diego County community of Fallbrook on Saturday afternoon, officials said.
The crash occurred on Olive Hill Road just west of South Mission Road, according to Capt. John Choi of the North County Fire Protection District. The district reported the crash on Twitter at 1:52 p.m.
There were two people aboard the plane. A passenger died and the pilot suffered serious injuries and was taken to Palomar Medical Center, Choi said. No other information on either person was immediately available.
The site of the crash is listed as a plant nursery. No one answered when the business was called.
The location is less than a mile south of the county-owned Fallbrook Airpark. Choi had no information on where the flight originated or where it was going.
This is a developing story and will be updated when more information becomes available.
Updates
4:12 p.m. July 23, 2022: This story was updated and the headline changed to report one person had died and another was injured.
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