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One dead, three injured in plane crash at Utah airport – East Idaho News
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A small airplane with 4 passengers crashed at a Utah airport on Monday, killing one and injuring the opposite three, in keeping with metropolis officers in Provo.
The airplane crashed instantly after takeoff and one of many three survivors was transported to the hospital in essential situation. The opposite two sustained “minor bumps and bruises,” officers stated.
The Nationwide Transportation Security Board tweeted that it was investigating the crash of the plane, which it recognized as an Embraer 505, a light-weight enterprise jet.
The airport in Provo, simply south of Salt Lake Metropolis, will stay closed till midday on Tuesday, and a variety of flights have been cancelled, in keeping with the airport’s web site.
Brian Torgersen, the airport supervisor, advised FOX13 that the scene of the crash was “devastating” and was shocked that two of these on board made it out with comparatively minor accidents.
Different particulars of the crash, together with its vacation spot and the identities of these on board, have but to be launched.