Twelve Killed in Missouri Plane Crash Near Butler Airport
Twelve people were killed when a plane crashed in Butler, Missouri, according to the state highway patrol, which said the wreck happened near the local Butler Memorial Airport. The agency posted the initial report on social media and said that, at this stage, the information indicates all passengers died.
A spokesman for the county emergency management agency told the local Fox4 station that the victims included 11 skydivers who had been preparing to make a jump, along with the pilot. The crash occurred in the town of Butler, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Authorities did not immediately provide further details on the cause of the crash or identify the victims. The available information points to a plane carrying a skydiving group that went down shortly after or near departure from the airport.
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