P-51 down at Reno Air Races
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 2:05 am
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id ... _article=1Official: More than 75 injured in air race crash
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A plane plunged into the stands Friday at an air race event in Reno in what an official described as a "mass casualty situation."
It wasn't immediately known how many people were killed, but a medical official said more than 75 people were injured.
Stephanie Kruse, a spokeswoman for the Regional Emergency Medical Service Authority, said 25 people were critically injured and another 25 people were seriously injured in the crash.
More than 25 more people were treated for minor injuries, she said.
Kruse said the critically injured were considered to have life-threatening injuries.
So far, 40 people have been taken to local hospitals by ambulance and one person has been flown to a hospital, she said.
The P-51 Mustang plunged into the crashed into the box seat area at the front of the grandstand at the National Championship Air Races at about 4:30 p.m., said Mike Draper, a spokesman for the event.
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