Emergency crews respond to plane crash near Willow

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Emergency crews responded to small plane crash near Willow Saturday evening.

Alaska State Troopers received a report just after 6 p.m. Saturday that a small, single-engine plane had crashed a private airstrip near Mile 68 of the Parks Highway. A pilot and passenger were on the plane when it crashed. Both people were transported to area hospitals in critical condition, according to troopers.

The National Transportation Safety Board was notified.

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