2 injured as coast guard plane crashes in SW Japan

TOKYO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- A light aircraft belonging to the Japan Coast Guard crashed in the southwestern prefecture of Oita, injuring the crew members onboard, local media said Tuesday.

Coast guard officials were quoted as saying the propeller-driven aircraft, which took off from Kitakyushu Airport at 9:15 a.m. local time, crashed into a field at 10:00 a.m. in the city of Usa in the same prefecture during a t