A pilot escaped injury on Friday evening when a plane crashed at the Busse Woods Forest Preserve in suburban Elk Grove Village, authorities said.
The crash was reported at around 7 p.m. at the forest preserve located near Arlington Heights and Higgins roads. In a Facebook post, the Elk Grove Village Police Department said it was assisting Cook County Forest Preserve Police after a plane went down in the forest preserve. The pilot was able to walk away from the aircraft, which police described as a smaller corporate plane.
According to the Cook County Forest Preserve Police, the pilot was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
J&T Scanner posted a photo on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, showing a downed plane in a wooded area, cordoned off by caution tape, as firefighters worked on the scene. The National Transportation Safety Board was assisting in the investigation and expected to arrive at the scene on Saturday morning.
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