July 6, 2002	Saturday	Rabi-us-Sani 24,1423

LOS ANGELES, July 5: A small twin-engine plane crashed into a crowded park on Thursday afternoon (early Friday morning in Pakistan) in the Los Angeles suburb of San Dimas, killing at least four people, including two children, and injuring 15 others.

The plane crashed into a picnic area at Bonelli Park around 12.35pm (1.35am PST) shortly after taking off from a nearby airport servicing light aircraft.

The dead included Michael Brand, the plane’s 44-year-old pilot, who died en route to Pomona Valley Hospital, and 12-year-old girl Jackie Ton, who was crushed under a wing of the plane, said hospital spokeswoman Kath Roche.

Ton’s 15-month-old brother died later at Citrus Valley Medical Center from “massive head injuries”, said a fire department official.—AFP