Plane makes emergency landing in Fergus, Ont.

Airplane cockpit. (Source: Miguel Cuenca/Pexels)

Two people were hurt when their plane made an emergency landing in a field near Fergus, Ont.

The aircraft went down near Beatty Line, between Sideroad 10 and Sideroad 5, around 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday.

“It [was] reported that the general aviation aircraft experienced an engine malfunction, prompting an emergency landing,” Ontario Provincial Police explained in a media release.

There were two people on board at the time.

Police described their injuries as minor and non-life-threatening. Both were transported to a local hospital for a medical assessment.

OPP said Transport Canada was notified of the incident.