Kolkata, Aug 27: A single seater American plane crashed in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district tonight, a senior police official said. DIG headquarters N C Ghosh told news agencies that the plane took off from the NSC Bose International airport here at around 9.10 pm after which it crashed at Swetpur near Dganga.

On receiving the information, police rushed to the spot. Details are awaited, Ghosh added.

Bureau Report