*Update – 11:26AM*
LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) — State police say three people died when a small plane crashed and burst into flames on Interstate 55 in central Illinois.
Mindy Carroll of the Illinois State Police said in a statement that all three occupants of the plane were killed in the crash in Lincoln at about 8:49 a.m. Tuesday. The Logan County Coroner’s office has been dispatched to the scene.
Police say multiple law enforcement agencies are responding and that I-55 will remain closed to traffic for several hours.
*Original Story – 10:06AM*
LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois State Police say that a small plane has crashed in the middle of Interstate 55 in the central Illinois community of Lincoln and burst into flames.
In a news release, the state police said it did not have any information about the conditions of anyone aboard but the plane but says there were “multiple occupants” in the plane when it crashed Tuesday morning shortly before 9:00.
The state police also says that the interstate will be closed for several hours.
