LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– President Donald Trump reacted to Sunday’s plane crash in Lancaster County, saying the incident had nothing to do with the firing of federal workers in the Department of Transportation.
The six-seater private plane crashed into the parking area of Brethren Village, a retirement community near the Lancaster Airport, Sunday afternoon. All five passengers in the plane were transported to a local hospital, and no one on the ground was hurt.
A reporter asked President Trump if he believed the crash had anything to do with the firing of federal workers with the Department of Transportation.
Trump replied, saying that the incident had nothing to do with the department.
“Well, that has nothing to do with the department. There was a small plane and that would have happened whether he had a big department or a small department, as you understand. It’s just they have spaces like this, you know, they have times when things happen a little bit more often than normal, and then it goes back, and you go many years without having a problem,” the president said.
A spokesperson at the Lancaster General Hospital said three of the victims were flown to the burn center at Lehigh Valley Hospital. Their current conditions are unknown.
NTSB investigators arrived at the scene on Sunday night. Officials told abc27 News that a full report could take up to a year.
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