Two people aboard a single-engine Cessna C172 were injured this week when their plane crashed near Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in Zephyrhills, Florida.

The crash occurred at around 1 p.m. Thursday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The Zephyrhills Police Department and Pasco County Fire Rescue responded to the scene, taking the two occupants of the plane to the hospital with serious injuries, police posted on X.

Fire officials specified to WFLA-TV that one of the people was airlifted while the other was taken via ambulance. 

Neither law enforcement nor fire officials have identified the two people aboard the plane, which is registered with Kingsky Flight Academy in Lakeland, Florida, according to WFLA-TV.

Police also posted photos of the plane after the crash, showing its tail stuck in trees and the nose of the plane heavily damaged.

The National Transportation Safety Board is now in charge of further investigation into the crash, the FAA wrote on its website.

• Brad Matthews can be reached at bmatthews@washingtontimes.com.