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Light plane crashes after clipping powerlines near Thames Airfield

August 28, 2022

A light aeroplane has crashed alongside a road near the Thames Airfield on the Coromandel Peninsula.

The incident occurred around 12:45pm this afternoon near Ngati Maru Highway.

Emergency services were notified shortly after the crash with police, St John and a fire truck responding to the incident.

The pilot has been treated for minor injuries by paramedics at the crash site.

A source who didn't want to be identified told 1News the plane clipped a powerline and an image supplied to 1News shows a powerline on a lean with the crashed plane next to it.

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