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No injuries reported after small plane’s emergency landing east of Edmonton: RCMP

RCMP say the Cessna 172 was blocking southbound lanes of Highway 21, between Highway 16 and Baseline Road, in Strathcona County, east of Edmonton.

No injuries reported after small plane’s emergency landing east of Edmonton: RCMP

Edmonton authorities report that a small plane made an emergency landing on a highway east of the city on Wednesday morning. The RCMP say the Cessna 172, a common single-engine aircraft used for pilot training, blocked southbound lanes of Highway 21 in Strathcona County. No injuries were reported among the two people on board at the time of the landing. Traffic was rerouted until emergency crews could clear the scene. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has been notified of the incident.

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