Five people were killed when a small plane crashed on a highway in the US city of Nashville on Monday evening. This was reported by Nashville Police.
The accident was reported to the police at 7:44pm local time. The plane crashed next to the I-40 freeway in West Nashville near a shopping center. The plane did not crash into vehicles and buildings.
According to a local news station WSMV The pilot of the small plane was nearby John C. He requested an emergency landing at Tun Airport. The plane reportedly had engine trouble.
Police said that all 5 people who were traveling in the plane died.
“When our firefighters arrived on scene, they encountered heavy flames and flames,” a Nashville Fire Department spokesperson said at a news conference.
After the fire was extinguished, firefighters recovered the traces. This allows the cause of the accident to be investigated.
0:49A plane crash wreaks havoc on an American highway
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