Five people were killed when a single-engine plane crashed on the side of a highway early Tuesday morning, the Nashville Metro Police Department said.
Police said in a post on social media platform X that the plane crashed from the eastbound lanes past the Charlotte Pike exit, adding that work is underway to determine where the plane came from.
Police said the Federal Aviation Administration is currently on scene and the National Transportation Safety Board is expected to arrive later Tuesday.
According to ABC, the control tower at Nashville’s John Thune Airport received a message from a pilot around 7:40 p.m. ET on Monday that the plane was experiencing an engine and power problem and needed permission to land. received, a police spokesperson told reporters Monday night. news.
A Nashville Fire Department spokesperson told the television network that the plane exploded on impact.
“The impact was devastating and left no survivors,” the representative said.
