6 hurt as plane crashes in waters off Zambales
Local fishermen and a team from the Maritime Group of the Philippine National Police rescue six people who were on board an engine plane that crashed in the waters off Iba town, Zambales province on Thursday (March 17) morning. (Photo courtesy of PNP Maritime Group)
IBA, Zambales–A 6-seater engine airplane crashed Thursday, March 17, in the waters off Barangay Sto. Rosario in this town, injuring six people, authorities said.
In a report, the Maritime Group of the Philippine National Police said the aircraft crashed some 500 meters from the shoreline of Sto. Rosario around 6:40 a.m.
It said a team from the local police rescued the victims on board a rubber boat.
The plane passengers were taken to the President Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Hospital in this capital town for medical treatment.
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