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Pilot, bystander hurt after plane crash-lands in Detroit

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A small airplane sits crashed in the middle of the intersection at Shoemaker and Cooper streets on the east side of Detroit, Michigan on Monday, June 27, 2016. The plane had been trailing a banner over crowds gathered for a fireworks display when it crash-landed in a Detroit residential street, injuring the pilot and a bystander who was electrocuted by a power line that the aircraft brought down, authorities said. The pilot suffered minor abrasions and was able to climb out of the plane. Detroit police spokeswoman Nicole Kirkwood told the Detroit Free Press that the woman on the ground who was electrocuted was in serious condition. (John T. Greilick/The Detroit News via AP)

DETROIT – Authorities say a small plane has crashed in Detroit, leaving the pilot injured along with a person on the ground who was struck by a power line the aircraft brought down.

Nicole Kirkwood, a Detroit Police spokeswoman, tells the Detroit Free Press early reports suggest the plane had to land Monday night because it was running out of fuel.

The plane went down in the middle of a residential street, injuring the pilot. On its descent, Kirkwood says the plane struck a live power line that fell, hitting a passer-by. She says that person was taken to a hospital in serious condition.

The Detroit News, citing city spokesman John Roach, reports the plane had been trailing a banner over crowds gathered for an annual fireworks display over the Detroit River.

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