Skydiving plane veers off and crashes into woods near New Jersey airport, 15 injured

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New Jersey: In a shocking incident, as many as 15 people were injured as a skydiving plane crashed into the woods near the southern New Jersey airport on Wednesday. Authorities said that the plane veered off and then crash landed.

According to reports, the Cessna 208B aircraft was carrying 15 people and it crashed at Cross Keys Airport, around 21 miles southeast of Philadelphia.

Aerial footages depict scattered debris. There were fire brigades and other emergency  vehicles surrounded the scene.

Three of them are undergoing treatment at the trauma center of Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey. Eight people have sustained minor injuries while four others have “minimal injuries”.

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