One dies in light plane crash in Poltava region. PHOTO

A private light plane crashed near the village of Plekhiv in the Orzhytsia district.

Censor.NET reports citing the State Emergency Service of Ukraine press service.

One person has died and another has suffered injuries in a light plane crash in the Orzhytsia district of Ukraine's Poltava region, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said in a statement posted on its website on Monday morning.

"A private light plane crashed near the village of Plekhiv in the Orzhytsia district at 3:32 p.m. on July 7. One person died, and another was taken to a hospital," the statement said.