Four Dead After Small Plane Crashes Onto Atlanta Highway
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A small plane crashed onto a highway in Atlanta this morning, killing all four people on board.
WSB-TV reports the plane crashed onto I-285 East near Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. A source reportedly told the station that the pilot noted a problem during take-off and later said, “Hey, we’re going down.”
According to CBS 46, debris from the plane damaged several cars, though no injuries were reported.
UPDATE 4:31 pm: From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The victims, three men and one woman, were reportedly headed to a graduation at the University of Mississippi in Oxford. The men were confirmed by Channel 2 Action News as Christopher, Greg and Phillip Byrd. The woman was identified as Jackie Kulzer, the fiancée of Christopher Byrd.
UPDATE 1:03 pm: Three men and one woman were reportedly on board the flight, as was a dog.
BREAKING: 4 people dead in plane crash on I-285. FAA: plane took off from DeKalb-Peachtree airport. #fox5atl pic.twitter.com/IZlLxcCpUm
May 8, 2015
CODE RED ALERT: I-285 SHUT DOWN BOTH with plane crash at Peachtree Ind Blvd #ATLtraffic #ATLnews @DekalbFireWire pic.twitter.com/ulRSHQoekh
May 8, 2015