Four people were hurt after a small plane crashed on a roadway near the Brampton-Caledon Airport on Monday evening, Peel paramedics said.

“Preliminary investigation reveals that a four-seater Cessna was attempting to land at the Brampton Flight Centre when the plane struck a tree and crashed on McLaughlin Rd.,” said OPP Const. Tamara Schubert in a news release Monday.

The crash happened at about 5:20 p.m. in Caledon on McLaughlin Rd., between Old School Rd. and King St. One person had serious but non-life threatening injuries, while the other three were taken to hospital.

A photo posted to Twitter by Peel paramedics shows the front end of a small white plane with blue and red accents smashed into the pavement, its wheels on the ground and tail high in the air. The plane, which is white with blue and red decals and emblazoned with the URL for the Brampton Flight Centre, is roped off by yellow tape.

The Brampton Flight Centre, which runs pilot training programs, is based at the Brampton-Caledon Airport. Both are run by the Brampton Flying Club, a private organization owned by its members.

The airport doesn’t have air traffic control, says its website. There’s no indication that was a factor in the incident.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating the crash, said the OPP.

On Aug. 9, a plane went down in a field in the same area, injuring one man and damaging a power line. Power was out in the area for several hours. A similar incident on May 21, 2016 sent the male pilot to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Back on Aug. 4, 2006, three were killed in a mid-air crash in Caledon between a plane from the Brampton Flying Club and a pilot from Burlington.

With files from Metroland Media

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