Missouri plane disaster: 12 feared dead after horror crash at airport
A pilot, and 11 skydiving passengers are all feared dead, following a deadly plane crash in Missouri.Officials say all passengers were killed after an aircraft crashed in Butler, Missouri in the USA on Sunday morning, sources tell FOX4.According to a spokesperson with Bates County Emergency Management, at just before 11.30am, a private plane leaving the Butler Memorial Airport turned around for an unknown reason before crashing in the area of Business 49 Highway.The source tells FOX4 that 11 of the 12 victims were skydivers.The other victim was the pilot of the plane. All people on board have died, reports the Mirror.Emergency crews and law enforcement with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are on the scene and searching the area to see if any skydivers jumped from the plane before the crash.READ MORE: Dublin city centre horror as man brutally beaten with golf clubsREAD MORE: Ireland weather: Expert shares date temperatures could hit 30C as heatwave hopes soarLocal reports have said the investigation will last multiple days as crews work to determine what led up to the crash and clear the wreckage.Currently, all lanes of Business 49 Highway are closed near the airport, the Bates County Sheriff’s Office said.Both directions will be closed for an undetermined amount of time. Drivers are asked to use an alternative route.The Missouri State Highway Patrol. posted on X: "Troopers are on scene assisting the Butler Police Department & Bates County Sheriff’s Office of a Fatal Plane Crash near the Butler Memorial Airport."At this time reports indicate all occupants (12 total) have perished. Updates to follow."
