A small plane crashed into Maryland power lines Sunday evening, trapping two people aboard roughly 100ft in the air.
It happened near the Montgomery Co. Airpark in a suburb of Washington, D.C. around 5:30 p.m. according to local fire officials.
Those on board are alive and fire officials say they have not suffered serious injuries, but stresses that the situation is severe as any sudden movement of the aircraft could change that.The plane was in the process of landing at the airpark when the crash happened, according to Pete Piringer, a spokesman for Montgomery Co. Fire, who also posted video of the scene.
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