By Associated Press - Thursday, March 14, 2019

COMPTON, Calif. (AP) - A small plane ran into another aircraft on a Los Angeles-area runaway in a fiery crash that killed one person and injured another.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says a Cessna with two people aboard landed Wednesday night at Compton/Woodley Airport.

A North American T-28 then landed and ran into the Cessna, which was still on the runway. The Cessna exploded into flames.

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The Compton Fire Department says one person was killed and a second person was taken to the hospital in unknown condition.

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