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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Tim Reid and Juby Babu

RARE PHOTOS: Small plane crash causes mass power outages near washington | Vintage Vibes

A small airplane hangs about 100 feet (33 metres) above the ground after crashing into an electricity tower in Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S. November 27, 2022 in a still image from video. ABC affiliate WJLA via REUTERS

Two seriously injured people trapped inside a small plane that crashed into high-voltage power lines near Washington, D.C. and caused mass outages have been rescued, authorities said early on Monday.

"Both patients have been transported to local area trauma centers with serious injuries," Montgomery County Fire Chief Scott Goldstein said in a press briefing, adding that the two people had suffered hypothermia and orthopedic and trauma-related injuries.

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