Small plane crashes atop Vermont mountain amid foggy conditions, officials say

MANCHESTER, Vt. – First responders in Vermont rescued three people who were on board a small airplane that crashed on top of a mountain Wednesday morning.Manchester Town Manager Scott Murphy spoke with FOX Weather via phone and said that the small plane crashed on Equinox Mountain amid foggy conditions.Manchester Fire Department said Wednesday afternoon all three people were taken to the hospital. HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHERMurphy said first responders faced “difficult conditions” trying to get to the plane crash victims due to the remoteness and weather conditions.The fire department said there was between 4 and 5 feet of snow on the mountain. Three helicopters were sent to the scene, and Murphy said paramedics were lowered to the victims to assess their conditions and the situation.The decision was made to hoist the survivors from the mountain to receive more medical care. However, the helicopters needed to travel to nearby New York state to refuel before that could occur.SPACE FORCE REVEALS IMAGE SNAPPED BY TOP SECRET SPACE PLANE FOR FIRST TIMEVideo from the Manchester Fire Department showed one of the helicopters arriving at the Manchester Public Safety Facility with the first of three people in the crash. The fire department said all agencies were cleared from the crash site Wednesday afternoon. No other information was immediately available.The cause of the crash is under investigation.