Several people hospitalised after plane crashes in the US
Several people are receiving medical treatment after a skydiving plane with 20 passengers and crew on board crashed in Coffee County, Tennessee, about 60 miles south of Nashville, according to the City of Tullahoma, where the crash occurred Sunday afternoon.
Three people were airlifted to hospitals for medical treatment while one person with serious injuries was transported by ground, according to Lyle Russell, a city spokesperson.
First responders
“Other minor injuries were treated by first responders at the scene, Russell said in a statement to CNN.
No one died in the crash near the Tullahoma Regional Airport, according to Russell, who added no one on the ground was injured.
Highway patrol video shows damage to the plane’s tail, which appears to have broken off along with other parts of the aircraft. Yellow caution tape is seen in the video blocking off the area where the plane came to rest while officials investigate the scene.
The plane – a DeHavilland DH-6 Twin Otter – departed Tullahoma Airport at approximately 12:30 pm local time Sunday.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash, according to Russell.
Plane crash
This comes just weeks after a small plane crashed into a San Diego neighbourhood during foggy weather early Thursday, setting about 15 homes on fire as well as vehicles, and forcing evacuations along several blocks, authorities said.
“We have jet fuel all over the place,” Assistant Fire Department Chief Dan Eddy said during a news conference. “Our main goal is to search all these homes and get everybody out right now.”
He said, “There is a direct hit to multiple homes” in the Murphy Canyon neighbourhood and described “a gigantic debris field” in an area of densely populated homes and sweeping canyon views.
It was not known if there were any deaths or injuries.
On the street, one home’s roof was blackened and collapsed, with a piece of white metal sitting on the street in front. Half a dozen fully charred cars sat on the street, and tree limbs, glass and pieces of white and blue metal were scattered on the road. At the end of the street, black smoke billowed as the site continued to burn.
Christopher Moore, who lives one street over from the crash site, said he and his wife were awakened by a loud bang and saw smoke when they looked out the window.
They grabbed their two young children and ran out of the house. On their way out of the neighbourhood they saw a car engulfed in flames.
