No survivors after plane carrying five suffers ‘catastrophic’ crash near Nashville highway

Posted on March 5, 2024March 5, 2024 by Admin

Five people died after a single-engine airplane crashed beside a highway in Nashville, the city’s metro police department said, early on Tuesday.

The plane crashed off the eastbound lanes past the Charlotte Pike exit, police said in a post on social media platform X, adding that work was ongoing to determine from where the plane originated.

The Federal Aviation Administration is currently on the scene and the National Transport Safety Board will arrive later on Tuesday, police said.

The single-engine plane is seen speeding towards earth and crashing into a massive fireball. — The single-engine plane is seen crashing beside a highway in Nashville, Tennessee.@GlobalNewsNow24/X

The plane crashed off the eastbound lanes past the Charlotte Pike exit, police said. — The plane crashed off the eastbound lanes past the Charlotte Pike exit, police said.MNPDNashville

The aircraft was experiencing engine and power failure and needed permission to land, a police spokesperson told reporters. — The aircraft was experiencing engine and power failure and needed permission to land, a police spokesperson told reporters.AP

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