Two people have been taken to hospital following a light plane crash in Canyonleigh.
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Officers from The Hume Police District received reports a light plane had crashed into bushland at a property on Tugalong Road, Canyonleigh.
Police have been told the occupants of the plane - a man and woman from Leichhardt - self-extricated from the plane and contacted emergency services via phone.
A doctor was winched down to the pair by the Toll Ambulance Rescue Helicopter.
They were treated for an ankle and head injury respectively, before being taken from the scene in stretchers by the NSW SES.
The woman was airlifted to Liverpool Hospital, and the man was taken via road to Bowral Hospital, both in a stable condition.
A crime scene has been established, which will be examined by specialist police, and an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident has commenced.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau have been notified of the incident.
According to Peter Gibson from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, the plan was a Cessna 172 operating from a private property.
Earlier:
Emergency services are responding to a light plane crash.
The crash happened on Tugalong Road at Canyonleigh happened before 2pm on Sunday, March 22.
According to a Southern Highlands Police spokeswoman, two people extricated themselves from the aircraft and sustained minor injuries.
The police spokeswoman said the crash is not life-threatening and is affecting traffic.
A Toll Ambulance Rescue helicopter is winching a paramedic down to the scene, according to a State Emergency Service spokesman.
Police, NSW Ambulance, NSW Rural Fire Service, NSW Fire and Rescue and SES personnel are currently at the scene.
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