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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Shweta Sharma

Two survivors left ‘dangling 100ft’ over high-voltage power lines after Maryland plane crash

AP

Two people were left dangling at a height of about 100 feet after their small plane crashed into a high-voltage transmission tower and became entangled in power lines in Maryland, officials said.

The single-engine plane, which had departed White Plains, New York, crashed into the power lines near Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg around 5.40pm on Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.

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