A small plane crashed into a Long Island cemetery Saturday afternoon.
The plane went down at Beth Moses Cemetery at 1500 Wellwood Ave. in West Babylon around 1:50 p.m., Suffolk County police said.
The two people on the plane, the male pilot and a female passenger, were taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip with minor injuries, officials said.
The plane’s pilot and a passenger were taken to the hospital for minor injuries. Edmund J CoppaPolice said the Federal Aviation Administration was responding to the scene.
Photos from the crash site show the plane sitting perpendicular to a cemetery roadway, having knocked down bushes and headstones.
Beth Moses Cemetery is located just two miles from Republic Airport in East Farmingdale. Edmund J CoppaThe cemetery is located about 2 miles from Republic Airport in East Farmingdale, which is used by small planes.
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