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Small plane makes emergency landing on highway east of Edmonton

Strathcona County RCMP say a Cessna 172 touched down on Highway 21 with two people on board.

Small plane makes emergency landing on highway east of Edmonton

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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