Not less than two individuals had been killed when a small airplane crashed on Interstate 75 close to Naples, Fla., on Friday afternoon, in keeping with the Federal Aviation Administration.

The airplane, a Bombardier Challenger 600 collection jet, was carrying 5 individuals when it crashed on the freeway round 3:15 p.m., the F.A.A. mentioned in a press release. It was not instantly clear if the airplane crashed into any vehicles or whether or not anybody on the bottom was injured.

Photographs and video footage from the scene confirmed the plane’s fuselage in flames and a big plume of smoke billowing above the crash website.

A six-mile stretch of the interstate might be closed for at the least 24 hours, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office.

Native officers had been encouraging individuals to keep away from the world whereas the F.A.A. and the Nationwide Transportation Security Board investigated, officers mentioned. Florida Freeway Patrol troopers had been additionally on the scene.

The plane, which officers mentioned had the registration quantity N823KD, was touring from Ohio to Naples on Friday afternoon, according to FlightAware. Its subsequent vacation spot was Fort Lauderdale, in keeping with FlightAware.

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