Plane Crash at Mall Kills 3, Including Cancer Patient

'Angel' flight was carrying cancer patient, wife
By Sam Biddle,  Newser Staff
Posted Aug 12, 2008 2:05 PM CDT
Plane Crash at Mall Kills 3, Including Cancer Patient
Firemen pour water over a still smoldering small plane that crashed in the parking lot of Hannaford's Supermarket in Easton, Mass.   (AP Photo/Robert Klein)

A small plane carrying a cancer patient seeking treatment in Boston crashed in an Easton shopping mall parking lot today, WBZ reports. There were no survivors. The flight was arranged by the charity Angel Flight, which pays to fly individuals receiving medical treatment. "Our deepest sympathy goes out to the patient’s and pilot’s families," said a spokeswoman for the nonprofit oorganization.
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