Seven persons were injured, one seriously, when a small passenger plane crash landed on a road north of Tiberias this afternoon. There were eight persons aboard the aircraft, operated by Arkia, Israel’s domestic airline. One apparently was unhurt, four sustained moderate injuries and two were discharged from the hospital after treatment for minor bruises. The plane, an executive type aircraft known as the “Chieftain,” was on a flight from Rosh Pina in Galilee to Tel Aiv when it developed engine trouble. The pilot attempted to land on a road but the plane struck an object which sheered off one wing and part of one motor.
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