Transport Canada probing plane crash near Ontario city

Transport Canada is investigating the cause of a small plane crash that occurred on Friday evening near Sarnia, Ont.’s Chris Hadfield Airport.

According to Sarnia police, emergency crews were called to the Michigan Line/Blackwell Road area at 9:25 p.m. for a plane crash.

Police found the pilot, who was also the only person in the aircraft, with a passing motorist who had stopped to help.

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Police said the 21-year-old pilot from Orillia, Ont., was able to exit the crash through the windshield after impact. She was treated by paramedics at the scene and later transported to hospital with what police said appear to be “non-life threatening” injuries, namely cuts and bruises.

The Cessna 172N aircraft had taken off from the Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre.

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