The incident occurred in the town of Dartmouth, approximately 80 km south of Boston. The mayor of neighboring New Bedford, Jon Mitchell, said on Facebook that, miraculously, no drivers on Interstate 195 were seriously injured.
A person whose car was struck by the falling plane was transported with non-life-threatening injuries, according to state police.
As noted by the AP, video recordings taken from passing vehicles show clouds of black smoke rising over the highway from the fuselage of the plane overturned on its side. Shards were scattered on the green belt next to the highway and in the nearby forest.
The plane crashed on a US highway. There are victims
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III said two people aboard the plane were pronounced dead at the scene. It was a married couple aged 66 and 68.
According to police, the plane may have tried to land at New Bedford Regional Airport. Officials said the pilot apparently did not provide the airport with a flight plan.
According to information from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the plane took off from the New Bedford airport. An investigation into the crash is underway.
