A glider pilot escaped a crash Sunday with what police describe as minor injuries.
Cut Knife RCMP report the 57-year-old man was the lone occupant of the aircraft when he attempted to make an emergency landing on a secondary road at about 1 p.m. During the descent the glider's wing hit a power line. He was transported to hospital in Wainwright, Alta.
The plane was pulled off the road into an adjacent field. The Transportation Safety Board has been advised of the crash and will be handling the investigation, according to police.
The clipped power line resulted in a power outage in the Manitou Lake area.
