The crash took place close to an airport in Pennsylvania.
A small, single-engine private plane carrying five individuals went down in a residential area of Manheim Township, Pennsylvania.
The incident occurred near Lancaster Airport shortly after 3 p.m. on Sunday. Footage from the scene shows wreckage scattered across a parking lot, with several vehicles on fire.
According to local news station WPVI-TV, there are reports of multiple injuries.
“The Pennsylvania State Police are on-site assisting local first responders,” Governor Josh Shapiro stated on X.
“All state resources are available to support the response efforts, and more details will be shared as they become available.”
Small plane crashes in Manheim Township, Pennsylvania.
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The US has experienced several fatal aviation accidents recently. In January, 67 individuals perished when a US Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a commercial plane over the Potomac River. The same month, a medical jet crashed in Philadelphia, resulting in seven deaths. In February, a passenger Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX crash in Alaska claimed the lives of 10 people.