Plane crash near Austrialian cricket practice in St. Vincent

KINGSTOWN, Mar 4: A small plane crashed on Saturday as it approached a runway near a field where Australian cricketers were training for the upcoming World Cup. There were no serious injuries. The pilot, co-pilot and two passengers from St. Vincent sustained minor bruises in the crash and were able to walk away from the overturned plane, witnesses said. The single-engine Cessna 172, which Airport Director Cordel Robinson said was a private plane registered in Barbados, was attempting to touch down at E. T. Joshua Airport in Kingstown when it crashed into a fence and came to rest in a stream. It was traveling from Barbados. The Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority will investigate the incident. Phillip Hope, spokesman for the Australian cricket squad, said players were unfazed by the crash a few hundred yards (meters) from Arnos Vale Playing Field, where the team was training for the cricket World Cup. "I do not think this is really going to create any panic among the players," Hope said. St. Vincent and the Grenadines will host warm-up matches for the March 11-April 28 cricket tournament starting on Monday. courtesy:timesofindia