UPS Building Hit By Plane in Roanoke, Virginia

Tuesday, March 30, 2010
By Newsolio Editor



ROANOKE, Virginia- A small private plane has crashed into a UPS building near the Roanoke Regional Airport in Virginia, reports said.

Reports said the small private plane crashed around 12.50pm local time March 30, 2010.

One on board the Piper PA 46 private plane that crashed into the UPS Building in Roanoke died at the scene, a second person was pulled from the wreckage. Some media reports said the second person had also died.

Live video from a local TV news outlet showed thick black smoke rising from an area near the airport.

Post updates as information come in.
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Source: http://newsolio.com/ups-building-hit-by-plane-in-roanoke,7266

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Small plane crashes into UPS facility near Roanoke, Va., airport; at least 2 taken to hospital
By Associated Press

March 30, 2010 11:28 a.m.

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — A small plane carrying two people has crashed into the side of a UPS freight facility near the Roanoke airport in western Virginia.

Virginia State Police Sgt. Bob Carpentieri says the plane struck the freight terminal just before 1 p.m. Tuesday.

Carpentieri did not know the condition of the people inside the plane, but said at least two people were transported to the hospital.

It was not immediately clear if the two injured were in the plane or on the ground.

Airport spokeswoman Sherry Wallace told The Roanoke Times that the pilot reported trouble to air traffic controllers shortly before the crash.
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Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-virginia-plane-crash,0,1936596.story
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