RCMP say no one was hurt when a small plane with mechanical problems had to set down on a highway on the New Brunswick side of the Confederation Bridge.
Sgt. Paul Gagne says the plane landed on Highway 16 near Bayfield, N.B., about a kilometre from the bridge, shortly before 12:45 p.m. Monday.
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Gagne says police were alerted to the situation by the driver of a transport truck.
He says the pilot, in his early 20s, was flying a plane from the Moncton Flight College – a Diamond DA20-C1 – when he made the emergency landing.
Gagne says the aircraft sustained some minor damage upon landing because of a piece of wood that was at the side of the roadway.
He says Transport Canada has been advised of the situation.
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