Two people died after a small plane they were in crashed Monday morning on the median of Interstate 195 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and caught fire.The plane that took off from New Bedford Regional Airport crashed just after 8 a.m.The victims were identified as Thomas Perkins, 68 and his wife, Agatha Perkins, 66, both of Middletown, Rhode Island. According to the Bristol County District Attorney’s office, the couple was found in the fuselage with injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene.A woman who was driving at the time of the crash was also injured as a portion of the plane impacted her car, a silver Hyundai Sonata. She was taken to a nearby hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Video from the scene showed the plane on fire on the median of the highway. A check of the plane’s tail number in the FAA’s registry indicates that the aircraft is a Socata TBM 700, which is a fixed-wing single-engine turbo-prop. The airplane is owned by Easton Air, LLC from Middletown, Rhode Island.Parts of the plane were found in a nearby woodline and the fuselage was found in the median of the interstate.Video below: Commuters describe scenePolice said it does not appear that the pilot provided the airport with a flight plan or the number of people aboard the aircraft. State police have reopened all lanes in both directions of Interstate 195.”It was a wonder that all of a sudden I hit all this traffic. I had to take Route 6 to get over here thinking what crazy accident happened on 195. I was listening on the radio and come to find out there was an airplane crash on the highway,” commuter Ron Valiquette said.The crash happened as a nor’easter brought strong winds and rain to the region. The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the cause and manner of the crash.Video below: Flights on hold as investigation continues
DARTMOUTH, Mass. —
Two people died after a small plane they were in crashed Monday morning on the median of Interstate 195 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and caught fire.
The plane that took off from New Bedford Regional Airport crashed just after 8 a.m.
The victims were identified as Thomas Perkins, 68 and his wife, Agatha Perkins, 66, both of Middletown, Rhode Island.
According to the Bristol County District Attorney’s office, the couple was found in the fuselage with injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene.
A woman who was driving at the time of the crash was also injured as a portion of the plane impacted her car, a silver Hyundai Sonata. She was taken to a nearby hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
Video from the scene showed the plane on fire on the median of the highway.
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A fixed-wing plane crashed on the median of Interstate 195 in Dartmouth.
A check of the plane’s tail number in the FAA’s registry indicates that the aircraft is a Socata TBM 700, which is a fixed-wing single-engine turbo-prop. The airplane is owned by Easton Air, LLC from Middletown, Rhode Island.
Parts of the plane were found in a nearby woodline and the fuselage was found in the median of the interstate.
Video below: Commuters describe scene
Police said it does not appear that the pilot provided the airport with a flight plan or the number of people aboard the aircraft.
State police have reopened all lanes in both directions of Interstate 195.
“It was a wonder that all of a sudden I hit all this traffic. I had to take Route 6 to get over here thinking what crazy accident happened on 195. I was listening on the radio and come to find out there was an airplane crash on the highway,” commuter Ron Valiquette said.
The crash happened as a nor’easter brought strong winds and rain to the region.
The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the cause and manner of the crash.
Video below: Flights on hold as investigation continues