Pictures

Photo

Reuters Photojournalism

Our day's top images, in-depth photo essays and offbeat slices of life. See the best of Reuters photography.  See more | Photo caption 

Photo

Devastated by tornado

A huge tornado tears through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, killing dozens.  Slideshow 

Photo

Nuclear tsunami wall

Safety upgrades designed to prevent a repeat of the Fukushima disaster.  Slideshow 

Sponsored Links

Romney cancels Colorado event due to crash probe at airport

U.S. Republican presidential nominee and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his wife Ann arrive for dinner in Belmont, Massachusetts, September 15, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Young

U.S. Republican presidential nominee and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his wife Ann arrive for dinner in Belmont, Massachusetts, September 15, 2012.

Credit: Reuters/Jim Young

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts | Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:49pm EDT

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was forced to cancel a campaign event in Colorado on Sunday due to the investigation of a small plane crash at the airport he was to use.

The Romney campaign said Romney would fly straight to Los Angeles, while making a plane refueling stop on the way. He is to speak on Monday in Los Angeles to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

He had been scheduled to speak to a campaign event in the city of Pueblo in Colorado, a state President Barack Obama won in 2008, but remains close in the polls between Obama and Romney this year.

"Due to a plane crash involving a small aircraft at the Pueblo airport that is under investigation we are not longer going to Pueblo. We do not want to interfere with the investigation or any emergency response efforts," said campaign spokesman Rick Gorka.

(This story removed extraneous letters in headline)

(Reporting By Steve Holland; Editing by David Brunnstrom)
Politics
Barack Obama
Election 2012
We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/
Comments (2)
Caardvaark wrote:
Funny, there was a big protest rally scheduled for his visit in Colorado. Better to skip it then appear unpopular I guess. They do have a few other airports in Colorado you know.

Sep 16, 2012 1:09pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
Bunker555 wrote:
The Air Force Academy airfield is less than an hour away from Pueblo. Mittens could have called them taken the airfield private in an LBO.

Sep 16, 2012 5:05pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
This discussion is now closed. We welcome comments on our articles for a limited period after their publication.
See All Comments »