Plane crashes on Pennsylvania Turnpike near Harrisburg

The circumstances leading up to the crash are still being investigated.

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
Plane crashes on Pennsylvania Turnpike near Harrisburg
It was a wild scene on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Harrisburg Wednesday when a plane crashed onto the road, hitting a utility vehicle.

YORK COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- It was a wild scene on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Harrisburg on Wednesday when a plane crashed onto the road, hitting a utility vehicle.

Two people were on board the single-engine Cessna when it crashed just south of the Capital City Airport just after 2:30 p.m.

Both of those passengers were taken to the hospital. There was no immediate word on their conditions.

The truck driver was not hurt.

Entrance and exit ramps near the crash were shut down for about five hours, but officials were able to keep traffic moving along the main part of the turnpike.

The circumstances leading up to the crash are still being investigated.