September 16, 2012 07:33 PM UTC

BREAKING: Small Plane Crash Cancels Pueblo Romney Rally

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• by: Colorado Pols

UPDATE #2: KRDO-TV:

Pueblo police said that the experimental plane crashed around 9 a.m. Sunday.

There was one person on board and that person was killed in the crash.

Two runways have been shut down at the airport and Romney’s staff members have confirmed that his visit has been cancelled.

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UPDATE: Barack Obama’s campaign just announced that an event with the United Steelworkers has also been canceled due to the incident at Pueblo Airport.

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Ernest Luning of the Colorado Statesman reports via Twiter that a fatal small plane crash at Pueblo Memorial Airport has resulted in the cancellation of today’s rally for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, which had been scheduled for this afternoon at the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum. We’ll update with more information once available.