Парамедики провели переливание крови пострадавшим при крушении самолета в Виксбурге

Paramedics perform blood transfusion on small plane crash victim in Vicksburg KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. — A man and a teenager were seriously hurt after the small plane they were in crashed Wednesday evening in Vicksburg, according to Michigan State Police (MSP). The plane crashed near East W Avenue between South 27th Street and South Richardson Street around 7 p.m., troopers said. - 'We're playing catch-up': MDOT plans major fix after sinkhole shuts down miles of I-196 Both the pilot, a 55-year-old man, and the passenger, a 13-year-old boy, were taken to area hospitals for serious injuries. The Pavilion Township Fire Department said crews arrived on scene to find the plane had crashed into a corn field, trapping the two inside. One of them received a blood transfusion before being airlifted to the hospital, according to Pavilion firefighters, who said the transfusion was a part of a new program offered by Life EMS that allows paramedics to administer blood from the field. MSP said authorities from the Federal Aviation Administration responded to the scene and will be investigating the crash. Troopers are asking the public to avoid the area until it's determined it's safe. Comstock Fire & Rescue said they answered calls for the Pavilion Township Fire Department and South Kalamazoo County Fire Authority while crews from those two agencies responded to the plane crash. This is a developing story, stay with News Channel 3 as more information becomes available.