Pilot gets his wires crossed

FLYING at night can pylon the pressure, as the pilot of this single-engine plane found.

Patrick Merkle, 65, and passenger Janet Williams, 66, somehow escaped after hitting power lines at 100ft.

Both were taken to hospital with serious but non-lifethreatening injuries.

Engineers had to disconnect wires to make the plane stable enough for rescuers as 120,000 people were left without power in Maryland, US. The crash is being investigated.

LUCKY Plane was lodged in power lines

RESCUE Team had to cut wires to get to plane

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