Horse dies after colliding with light plane in South Australia
A horse has died a day after it collided with a light plane in South Australia.
The aircraft crashed into the animal shortly after take-off at Brentwood, on the York Peninsula, at 9.20am yesterday, resulting in a man suffering serious injuries.
Both the pilot, a 63-year-old man, and his passenger, a 56-year-old woman, managed to escape the wreckage, though the former was wounded during the ordeal.
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A man is in hospital with serious injuries after the light plane he was piloting collided with a horse in South Australia. SA Police
He was flown to the Royal Adelaide Hospital and is now in a stable condition.
Speaking to 9news.com.au, SA Police confirmed the animal had to be euthanised overnight.
According to reports the crash occurred on a private airstrip on a rural farming property.
It's understood the light plane had been used for crop dusting.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) will now investigate the incident.
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