A plane crash near the Butler Memorial Airport in Midwest US state Missouri killed all 12 people on board, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said on Sunday.
State troopers, local police, and the Bates County Sheriff’s Office are currently managing the scene.
Authorities have shut down Business 49 road near the airport in both directions "for an undetermined amount of time," Sheriff’s Office said.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has yet to release a statement regarding the cause of the fatal incident.
