4 people killed in civilian plane crash in Virginia, USA

WORLD, June 05 (YPA) – Four people died in a plane crash in a mountainous area of Virginia after it was being tracked by military jets traveling at supersonic speeds across the Washington DC area, US authorities announced on Monday.

A search for the Cessna 560 Citation V concluded at 8 p.m. Montebello, VA, when first responders reached the crash site by foot, Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said.

Sources familiar with the investigation said four people were on board the plane, which exceeded its scheduled destination by about 315 miles before the crash.

According to CNN, the private plane that crashed is a Cessna Citation belonging to Encore Motors of Melbourne, Inc., and its president, Barbara Rumble, whose husband John Rumble told the Washington Post that his family members, including his daughter, two-year-old granddaughter and her nanny, were on board.

The family was returning to their home in East Hampton, New York, after a four-day trip to their home in North Carolina.

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