Times-Chronicle Staff

RCMP report that an Oliver pilot crashed a single engine plane on Highway 5A near Princeton on Thursday.

The 36-year-old pilot suffered only minor injuries when the plane landed on the roadway after taking off from Princeton airport at around 4 p.m.

A concrete barrier on the highway stopped the plane from continuing over an embankment.

The cause is still under investigation.

The Times-Chronicle has reached out to the Princeton RCMP for more details.