Pilot Hospitalized After Plane Crash West of Barrie
The solo pilot suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was later airlifted to a Toronto-area trauma centre, police said.
- On Saturday, a 46-year-old Clearview Township man was airlifted to a Toronto-area trauma centre after his two-seater aircraft crashed into woods near County Road 9 near Creemore, sustaining non-life-threatening injuries.
- Huronia West OPP, Clearview Fire, and paramedics were dispatched to the crash site at 4:22 p.m., responding to a wooded area approximately 40 kilometres west of Barrie.
- The pilot exited the two-seater aircraft independently and was transported to Collingwood General & Marine Hospital before being airlifted to a Toronto-area trauma centre for specialized care.
- Transport Canada has been notified of the accident, and provincial police are asking the public to contact Huronia West OPP with any dashcam footage from the crash scene.
- Anyone with information can contact Huronia West OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or provide anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS as the investigation remains ongoing.
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Pilot hospitalized after plane crash west of Barrie
Provincial police say a pilot is in the hospital after his plane went down west of Barrie. OPP say officers responded to reports of an aircraft crash near Clearview Township on Saturday afternoon. Police say the aircraft crashed in a wooded area. They say they found the 46-year-old pilot suffering from non-life-threatening injuries and he […]
Clearview aircraft crash sends pilot to hospital
A man was hospitalized on Saturday afternoon after an aircraft he was operating crashed near Creemore. Huronia West OPP say they, along with other emergency responders, were dispatched to the crash scene at 4:22 p.m. The crash occurred in a wooded area near County Road 9. A 46-year-old man from Clearview, the plane's pilot, was brought to a local hopsital before being airlifted to a Toronto-area trauma centre with non-life-threatening injuries. …
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