It also released a photo of the wreckage of the single-engine plane.
Washington:
Five people were killed when a small private plane crashed near a highway in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday, local police said.
The Metro Nashville Police Department posted on the social platform X that “five people on board the plane died in the crash.”
It also released a photo of the wreckage of the single-engine plane.
The Nashville Fire Department said on Sunday that the fire was “severe” when crews arrived on scene.
Five people on the plane died in the accident. The FAA is on scene. The NTSB will arrive later today.
— Metro Nashville Police Department (@MNPDNashville) March 5, 2024
US media quoted Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron as saying the plane reported engine and power failures at around 7:40 pm (0140 GMT Tuesday).
The plane had been cleared for an emergency landing at Nashville’s John C. Thune Airport but crashed just a few kilometers from the airport.
He said the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board would investigate the accident.
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