Twelve killed in plane crash in US state of Missouri
At least 12 people have been killed in a plane crash in Missouri in the midwestern United States, according to authorities. The crash on Sunday was near Butler Memorial Airport in Bates County, south of the stateโs largest city, Kansas City. โTroopers are on scene assisting the
At least 12 people have been killed in a plane crash in Missouri in the midwestern United States, according to authorities.
The crash on Sunday was near Butler Memorial Airport in Bates County, south of the stateโs largest city, Kansas City.
โTroopers are on scene assisting the Butler Police Department & Bates County Sheriffโs Office of a Fatal Plane Crash near the Butler Memorial Airport,โ the Missouri State Highway Patrol posted on X.
โAt this time reports indicate all occupants (12 total) have perished,โ it said.
Missouri Highway Patrol Sergeant Justin Ewing said the plane was taking people up to skydive.
Emergency responders received a call that a plane was down and engulfed in fire around 11:30 am local time (16:30 GMT) on Sunday, he said.
They were able to extinguish the fire shortly after the crash, he said, describing the scene as โbrutal.โ
โIt landed in a field adjacent to the airport, but I think theyโre shutting down the roadway just as a precaution,โ Ewing said.

