01-08-2025
1 dead when small plane crashes onto a road in Rochester, New York
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A single-engine plane crashed onto a road Friday in Rochester, killing one of two men on board and injuring the other, police said.
The Piper J-5 Cub Cruiser landed upside down along a roadway in the city's Maplewood Park area just after 1:30 p.m. There were no vehicles nearby at the time, police in the western New York city said.
One victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The other was taken to a hospital with non life-threatening injuries, police said. Their names were not immediately released.
The crash was under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration.
It was not immediately known where the flight originated or where it was headed. The crash site is about 5 miles north of the Rochester airport.
