Casualties confirmed after plane CRASHES in desert
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PLANE CRASH: The aircraft went down near the town of Wickenburg
EMERGENCY service crews have raced to a crash site after a plane went down in Arizona.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane smashed into the ground north-west of the town of Wickenburg.
Officials later added the small singe-engine Cirrus SR22 aircraft crashed at about 11.40am (7.40pm BST) on Tuesday.
Two victims on were reported to have been onboard when it went down.
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Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said one of the occupants was flown to a hospital in the city of Phoenix for treatment.
The second victim did not need medical treatment, according to deputies.
The crash happened in a very rural part of the state.
Photos taken at the site showed officials huddled near the burned-out aircraft on a hill.
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