Plane with 2 people on board crashes in South Carolina near golf course, sheriff says

A plane crashed Sunday in the Midlands region of South Carolina, according to the Saluda County Sheriff's Office.

The two occupants of the two-passenger plane were transported by helicopter to a hospital, the sheriff's office said in a news release. Further information on their conditions was not available.

A spokesperson for the Saluda County coroner told The State that his office was not asked to respond to either the crash site or the hospital.

The plane crashed in the area between Persimmon Hill Golf Course and the Saluda County Airport, the statement said.

No information has been released on the cause of the accident, but the sheriff's office said the investigation is being conducted by the FAA. It is unclear whether the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was also investigating the accident.

Information about the location and time of the plane's departure, as well as its intended destination, was not available.

In addition to the sheriff's office, Saluda County EMS and firefighters responded to the crash.

Minutes after the accident, firefighters were dispatched to the scene of an unrelated structure fire on the other side of the county as high temperatures and high humidity created “like a tinderbox” conditions. “, according to the Newberry County Sheriff's Office.

This is a developing story, check back for updates.