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Cessna plane crashes at Kelowna Airport

One person has been injured after a Cessna plane crashed into Mill Creek at the south end of the Kelowna Airport Friday.

Just before noon, a student pilot was conducting touch and go landings when the aircraft veered off the runway and ended up in Mill Creek, officials say.

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The pilot sustained minor injuries and was treated by emergency crews. There were no passengers on board.

The runway remains open and commercial flights are not affected.

A Hazmat team has been called out due to fuel leaking into the creek.

It is not known at this time how the incident happened.

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