MEC&F Expert Engineers : FIERY PLANE CRASH NEAR LAUGHLIN, NEVADA HAS KILLED ONE PERSON AND INJURED THREE OTHERS.

Sunday, May 17, 2015

FIERY PLANE CRASH NEAR LAUGHLIN, NEVADA HAS KILLED ONE PERSON AND INJURED THREE OTHERS.




MAY 17, 2015

LAUGHLIN, NEVADA

Metro Police say they are responding to a plane crash near Laughlin that has killed one person and injured three others.

Metro has confirmed the crash happened near Needles Highway and the Big Bend Field, just southwest of Laughlin around 6 p.m Sunday.

Metro, along with Clark County Fire Department and Bullhead City authorities, reported the plane was on fire when they arrived. 

Authorities said two people suffered burns to their bodies and were flown to a nearby hospital. One person was dead at the scene and another person is still trapped inside the plane.

Metro said crews are working to free the trapped passenger. Police said they are assisting with the rescue efforts.

The site of the crash is near the Colorado River.

Authorities have not released any other information at this time.

This is a developing story and will be updated.