Emergency crews respond to a plane crash on Lakeshore Road 302 in Lakeshore, July 3, 2021. (Photo courtesy of the OPP)Emergency crews respond to a plane crash on Lakeshore Road 302 in Lakeshore, July 3, 2021. (Photo courtesy of the OPP)
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Pilot injured in Lakeshore plane crash

By Kirk Dickinson
July 3, 2021 - 5:17pm

A 77-year-old pilot has been taken to hospital following a single-seater plane crash in Lakeshore.

The Ontario Provincial Police said on Saturday shortly before 9:30 a.m., the plane crashed while attempting to land at a private runway on Lakeshore Road 302.  Police officers, Lakeshore firefighters and Chatham-Kent EMS all responded to the scene.

The plane sustained moderate damage and the 77-year-old pilot was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The Transportation Safety Board has been notified of the incident, police said.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

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