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| The plane crashed into a semi-detached house |
A plane has crashed into two houses in Greater Manchester, police have said.
Officers were called to Newlands Avenue, Peel Green, Salford, at about 12:20 BST following reports a plane had collided with several properties.
When they arrived at the houses, near Barton Aerodrome in Irlam, they discovered a light aircraft had come down and hit two properties.
A North West Air Ambulance spokesman said two men in the plane had been seriously injured.
The spokesman said: "There were two patients on board who both suffered burns.
"A man in his late 50s had 70% burns and a man aged 21 had 60% burns.
"Both were taken by the North West Air Ambulance to Wythenshawe Hospital. We have had no reports of any other casualties."
The homes were unoccupied at the time of the crash, the spokesman said.
Dale Stafford was in another plane at the aerodrome which was waiting to take off when the crash happened.
'Plume of smoke'
She said: "I saw it take off, I didn't see it come down but we heard the siren go off in the airtower. We saw the plume of smoke."
Valerie Briggs, a neighbour who called the emergency services, said she heard an explosion and came out to see the light plane crashed into houses across the road.
She said one of the properties sustained extensive damage.
Jeff Tarling, another resident, said: "We saw the plane dropping. It looked like the pilot was struggling with it.
"It looked like he was trying to land it in a cemetery."
Greater Manchester Fire Service said it had six fire engines attending the crash.
A cordon is in place around the scene. The A57 is closed in both directions and diversions are in place.
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