All 12 people on board a plane that crashed in the US state of Missouri are feared dead, local police said on Sunday.
The state highway patrol said on X that the fatal crash occurred near an airfield in the area of the small town of Butler, south of Kansas City. "At this time reports indicate all occupants (12 total) have perished," the highway patrol said.
The reason for the crash near Butler Memorial Airport remained unclear.
Highway patrol officers were said to be supporting local police and the Bates County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office said on Facebook that traffic on a road near the airfield had been stopped.
TV channel Fox 4 reported, citing an unnamed source, that the plane had 11 skydivers on board, in addition to the pilot.
