Pilot injured in small plane crash near Livermore airport, official says

LIVERMORE, Calif. (KGO) -- One person was sent to the hospital after a small plane crashed in Livermore late Saturday afternoon, fire officials said.

The call to Livermore- Pleasanton Fire department came in around 4:55p.m.

It happened on Rutan Drive near a RV Storage facility about a mile from the Livermore Municipal Airport.

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The Alameda County Fire Department removed the pilot from the heavy damaged plane. They were taken to Eden Medical Center. Their condition is serious but not life threatening, an official said.

RV Storage did not sustain any damage to the building.

The cause of the crash is unknown at this time.