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2 hurt in Central Texas plane crash

Two men are hospitalized after the crash of a small plane on a Central Texas baseball diamond.

Authorities say the single-engine Cessna was flying from Sugar Land to Waco when 39-year-old pilot Cole Reed of Georgetown experienced engine problems.

He tried to make an emergency landing at the Caldwell airport, but the plane struck a light pole at the nearby baseball field and crash landed on the infield about 6 p.m. Wednesday.

There were no injuries on the ground, where players and coaches were in the outfield. Reed is in critical condition at Scott and White Hospital in Temple. His 24-year-old passenger, Bryan Farney of Taylor, is in serious condition at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan.

Caldwell is about 65 miles northeast of Austin.

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