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Five die in plane crash on New Jersey Interstate 287 Five die in plane crash on New Jersey Interstate 287
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All five passengers aboard a small plane have died after it crashed on to a busy motorway in the US state of New Jersey, police say. An investment banker and his wife and children are believed to be among five people killed when a small plane crashed on to a New Jersey motorway.
The toll includes three adults and two children; authorities have not confirmed if the group was a family. The plane went down on Interstate 287 by the town of Harding in the north of the state, said aviation officials.
The aircraft went down on Interstate 287 by the town of Harding in the north of the state, said aviation officials. The single-engine aircraft spiralled out of the sky and exploded upon impact, said witnesses.
TV news helicopter footage showed wreckage strewn across the motorway, which was closed in both directions.TV news helicopter footage showed wreckage strewn across the motorway, which was closed in both directions.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesman Jim Peters said the plane was a single-engine turboprop Socata TBM-700. Investment bank Greenhill & Co said in a statement to the BBC that the dead were believed to include its managing directors Rakesh Chawla, 36, and Jeffrey Buckalew, 45.
Mr Buckalew's wife, Corrine, and their children, Jackson and Meriwether, are also thought to have died, the bank added.
'Sorely missed'
Greenhill said the plane had belonged to Mr Buckalew, describing him as "an experienced pilot, whose passion was flying".
Robert Greenhill, chairman of the bank, said: "The firm is in deep mourning over the tragic and untimely death of two of its esteemed colleagues and members of Jeff's family. Jeff was one of the first employees of Greenhill.
"He and Rakesh were extraordinary professionals who were highly respected by colleagues and clients alike. They will be sorely missed and our sympathies go out to their families and friends."
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesman Jim Peters said the aircraft was a single-engine turboprop Socata TBM-700.
It took off from New Jersey's Teterboro Airport before disappearing from radar, he added.It took off from New Jersey's Teterboro Airport before disappearing from radar, he added.
The aircraft was bound for DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. The aircraft had been bound for DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in Atlanta, Georgia.
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."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.""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.The plane went down near Exit 34, according to the state's accident alert website.
Interstate 287 is a busy motorway that wraps around the New York City area.Interstate 287 is a busy motorway that wraps around the New York City area.