US: Private jet crashes at Maine airport amid snowstorm, 7 dead | What happened? | World News
US plane crash: A Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed while taking off from Bangor International Airport in Maine, with eight people on board, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Monday. According to the information obtained, many people lost their lives in the incident.
According to Reuters, the FAA reported that seven people died and one was seriously injured in the accident.
Earlier, Bangor International Airport stated in a statement that emergency teams responded to the accident around 19:45 Eastern Time and the airport was temporarily closed, IANS reported based on Xinhua news agency.
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“A Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed while taking off from Bangor International Airport in Maine at approximately 7:45 pm local time on Sunday, January 25. There were eight people on board. The FAA and NTSB will investigate,” the FAA previously said on X (formerly Twitter).
Meanwhile, according to ANI, CNN reported that citing federal records, the plane was recorded to be registered to a limited liability company in Houston. Additionally, the airport was closed after the incident.
USA snowstorm
The crash occurred as a major snowstorm was moving through the northeastern United States, with temperatures in Maine dropping well below freezing, light snow, and visibility at the time being very low.
The massive winter storm in the United States caused power outages to more than a million people, disrupted tens of thousands of flights and killed scores as dangerous cold and snow drifted from the south to the northeast.
Officials in dozens of states reported widespread outages as freezing rain and heavy snow brought down trees and power lines, especially in the South and parts of the Mid-Atlantic.
The storm continues to cripple air travel across the country. More than 30,000 flights have been thrown into chaos and more than 18,000 cancellations since Friday as major airports were forced to halt or severely restrict their operations.
Airlines canceled nearly all flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National, while LaGuardia and other major hubs remained crippled or closed.
(with input from agencies)
