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Plane crashes into vacant Florida daycare, killing one

By Danielle Haynes

June 24 (UPI) -- A single-engine plane crashed into an empty daycare Saturday in southwest Florida, killing one person, Lee County Sheriffs officials said.

The Piper PA-28 crashed into the Chicos Daycarebuilding before 8 a.m. in Fort Myers shortly after taking off from Page Field.

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One person died at the scene and a second person was transported to a local hospital, Undersheriff Carmine Marceno said. There were no injuries to people on the ground.

The National Transportation Safety Board, FAA and sheriffs office were investigating.

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