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| Small plane crashes on New Jersey Interstate 287 | Small plane crashes on New Jersey Interstate 287 |
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| A small plane has crashed on a motorway in the US state of New Jersey, aviation officials have said. | A small plane has crashed on a motorway in the US state of New Jersey, aviation officials have said. |
| The aircraft went down on Interstate 287 at the town of Harding in the north of the state, said the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). | |
| Policeman Christopher Kay told the Associated Press news agency there was a report of three possible deaths. | Policeman Christopher Kay told the Associated Press news agency there was a report of three possible deaths. |
| TV news helicopter footage showed wreckage strewn across the motorway, which is closed in both directions. | TV news helicopter footage showed wreckage strewn across the motorway, which is closed in both directions. |
| FAA spokesman Jim Peters said the plane was a single-engine turboprop Socata TBM-700. | |
| It had taken off from Teterboro Airport before disappearing from radar, he said. | |
| One witness, Shona Sternberg, said she was about three cars away at the time of the crash. | One witness, Shona Sternberg, said she was about three cars away at the time of the crash. |
| She told the Star-Ledger of Newark newspaper that there was an explosion as the aircraft went down. | She told the Star-Ledger of Newark newspaper that there was an explosion as the aircraft went down. |
| "Something was breaking off the plane as it was coming down," she said. "It was coming down fast. It looked like the right wing was breaking off." | "Something was breaking off the plane as it was coming down," she said. "It was coming down fast. It looked like the right wing was breaking off." |
| The plane went down near Exit 34, according to the state's accident alert website. | |
| Interstate 287 is a heavily used motorway that wraps around the New York City area. | Interstate 287 is a heavily used motorway that wraps around the New York City area. |