LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Authorities are investigating a small plane crash that happened Friday afternoon.
St. Matthews Police is asking the community to avoid the area around Baptist Health East as all roads around there are shut down.
Metrosafe said the crash happened around Breckenridge Lane and Kresge Way.
Darrell Watson, Sr., the vice president and CEO of the Louisville Regional Airport Authority, said a Piper PA 28 aircraft tried to land on a runway at Bowman Field. Watson said the the aircraft descended onto Breckenridge Lane and made contact with a vehicle.
Aviation sources told WHAS11's Reed Yadon at least three people were transported to different hospitals; two of them were in the plane, and the other was in the van hit by the plane.
St. Matthews Mayor Rick Tonini said the two that were in the plane went to UofL Hospital and the person in the vehicle went to Baptist Health East.
Chief Barry Wilkerson confirmed everyone involved has non life-threatening injuries. He said the two that were in the plane were a male pilot instructor and a female flight student, and that the pilot is stable at the hospital.
He added the passenger in the vehicle was treated and released from Baptist Health East.
This is a developing news story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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