Nascar driver Dale Earnhardt survives plane crash in US
Media playback is unsupported on your deviceA retired racing driver and his family have survived a plane crash in the US state of Tennessee.
Former Nascar driver Dale Earnhardt Jr, his wife and daughter escaped without serious injury, officials said. The plane ran off the runaway and caught fire after landing at Elizabethton Municipal Airport at 15:40 local time on Thursday.Image captionVideo from the airport shows firefighters attempting to quell a blaze ripping through the plane, a Cessna Citation, as black smoke billows into the air.Skip Twitter post by @EarnhardtKelley
I can confirm Dale, Amy & Isla along with his two pilots were involved in a crash in Bristol TN this afternoon. Everyone is safe and has been taken to the hospital for further evaluation. We have no further information at this time. Thank you for your understanding.Mr Earnhardt, 44, was the only passenger taken to hospital, where he was treated for minor cuts and abrasions, ABC News reported.Mr Earnhardt, a two-time Daytona 500 winner, retired from racing in 2017.
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