Laurel Plane Crash: Pilot Ronald H. Dixon As Plane Crashes On Maryland Mobile Home [VIDEO]

Ronald H. Dixon, 70-year-old pilot of a small plane, was seriously injured Thursday morning when his plane crashed into a mobile-home community in Laurel, Md. Dixon was alone in the Beechcraft Muskateer when it was flying low and reportedly struck two trees in the area after he took off from Suburban Airport that morning. The crash caused area streets to be closed, though no one on the ground was injured, the Washington Post reported.

Witnesses said they heard the crash as the plane came down on a home, followed by the smell of gasoline. Joe Arrington, a bystander who helped Dixon, told reporters that he rushed to the scene and asked for someone to call 911 before he dragged the injured pilot 25 feet away from the plane. Rescuers took Dixon to Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore where he is in critical condition.

Dixon was responsive as he was being taken to the hospital, officials said. Division Chief Keith Swindle of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department said that while Dixon's injuries are serious, they are expected to be non-life-threatening. The Red Cross is currently working with the two families that were displaced due to the crash, CBS News reported.