Several killed after small plane crashes in US Florida

Three people were aboard a small plane Wednesday morning when it crashed shortly after takeoff near Jacksonville, Florida.

According to FAA Media Relations Spokesperson Maria Njoku, the plane near Spencer’s Airpark in Middleburg, Florida, around 9 a.m.

According to the Atlantic Journal Constitution (AJC), as of 11:30 a.m., no official statement regarding casualties had been released by authorities, but the Florida Highway Patrol did confirm multiple fatalities.

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