Plane Crash in Missouri Kills 12, State Highway Patrol Says

At least 12 people have died after a plane crashed in Missouri on June 14, according to the state highway patrol.

It happened in the city of Butler, a small town with a population of around 4,300 people located just south of Kansas City.

The plane, operated by Skydive Kansas City, was taking people up to skydive when it crashed and became engulfed in flames around 11:30 a.m. ET, according to Missouri Highway Patrol Sgt. Justin Ewing.

“It landed in a field adjacent to the airport,” Ewing said.

Ewing described the scene as “brutal.”

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said it’s shutting down a nearby roadway near the Butler Memorial Airport “as a precaution.”

Ewing did not have other details immediately available.

The Bates County Sheriff’s Office told locals that both sides of a road would be shut down for “an undetermined amount of time” and urged drivers to find an “alternate route for some time,” according to the agency’s Facebook page.

The Epoch Times has contacted the Bates County Sheriff’s Office, Missouri State Highway Patrol, and the Butler Police Department for additional information.

The cause of the crash is not currently known. 

Butler Police Department & Bates County Sheriff’s Office has responded to the scene.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.