Two men sustained moderate and light injuries when a light aircraft crashed near the Ein Vered airstrip in the Sharon region, according to i24NEWS. Firefighters from the Netanya station are responding to a fire that broke out following the crash.
A light aircraft crashed near the Ein Vered airstrip in the Sharon region on Friday evening, with firefighters from the Netanya station now responding to a fire that broke out at the site, i24NEWS reports. Two men were injured — one moderately and one lightly — according to the outlet.
The Zioneer first reported the incident at 18:14 Jerusalem, when initial reports indicated a crash at the airstrip with two people trapped. At the same time, a separate report noted a fire and fire crews en route. By 18:25 Jerusalem, Magen David Adom confirmed that a 50-year-old man was moderately injured and another person lightly injured, with evacuation to Meir Hospital underway. The latest update from i24NEWS specifies that both injured are men and that firefighters are actively battling the blaze.
The Ein Vered airstrip is a civilian aviation facility in central Israel, as The Zioneer has reported.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation. No further details on the condition of the injured or the extent of the fire have been reported.
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