Four Irish People Injured In Light Plane Crash In Florida

Four Irish people have been injured after a light plane crashed in Florida on Monday. According to the Irish Times, two of the passengers are in a serious but stable condition in hospital. The other two occupants escaped with minor injuries. Their plane had to make an emergency landing in Vinoy Park in St Petersburg. The aircraft was travelling from Tallahassee Regional Airport to St Petersburg’s Albert Whitted Airport. A spokesperson for the local police department said that they had received information from the pilot which suggests that the plane suffered engine failure. The pilot has been named by officials as Grant Jordan. He and another man, Al Ryan, are in a serious but stable condition in hospital. The other two passengers, including a teenage girl, escaped with minor injuries.

Small plane made an emergency landing at Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg all onboard survived pic.twitter.com/JCsM7wyqdY — St. Pete Police (@StPetePD) September 15, 2014