Military plane crashes on busy highway, 9 Killed

Military plane crashes on busy highway, 9 Killed

At least 9 people are dead after a C-130 “Hercules” plane belonging to the Puerto Rico National Guard crashed outside the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport in Georgia at 11:28 a.m., according to Georgia Air National Guard Captain Jeffrey E. Bezore.

An Air Force spokesperson specified the plane was a WC-130 weather reconnaissance plane, belonging to the 156th Airlift Wing.

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The plane crashed at the intersection of Highway 21 at Crossgate Road just northeast of the Savannah airport, according to Chatham Emergency Management Agency. Those roads are shut down, and power has been cut to the area.

“As far we know there were no cars hit in this crash, it is an absolute miracle at that time or day and that intersection,” said Gena Bilbo, Public Information Officer at Effingham County Sheriff’s Office, during a press conference.

President Donald Trump took to Twitter to urge all to pray for the victims and their families, “I have been briefed on the U.S. C-130 “Hercules” cargo plane from the Puerto Rico National Guard that crashed near Savannah Hilton Head International Airport. Please join me in thoughts and prayers for the victims, their families and the great men and women of the National Guard.”