Officials say the six people who died in a small plane crash in Virginia were from Indiana, Kentucky and Germany and that three of the six were teenagers.
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He said his grandson Luke Borinstein had just completed his first year at Wabash College, an all-male liberal arts college in IN, and was interested in medicine.
More eyewitnesses went to social media to talk about the incident and prayed for anyone who was involved in the crash.
A crowd of students gathered at Triton Central High School in Fairland as news spread of the accident.
The first call about the crash was received around 12:26 p.m. Respondents to the scene called and said that the crash happened near the airport along Tidewater Trail. The plane banked, crashed in the trees and immediately caught fire, State Police said.
“We’re in contact with the Virginia State Police, we’re working with them in their investigation of that accident, and that’s all I’m at liberty to speak to at this point in time”, Hoke said late Friday night.
Authorities have not identified the victims, but their remains are being transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond for positive identification.
The aircraft departed Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday morning and stopped in Shelbyville, Indiana, before heading to its final destination of Shannon Airport. She said her train was delayed about 30 minutes because of the crash.
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Meanwhile, the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are still investigating the crash. Tanya Aquino told The Associated Press that she saw “flames, smoke, several rescue vehicles and the remains of the plane just beyond the tree line”. Ninety-one aircraft are based there, and most are single engine.
