DHAKA: Six people were killed Friday when a small private aircraft crashed at Shannon Airport in Fredericksburg, Virginia of USA.

The plane was attempting to land, but pulled back up at the end of the runway, reports CNN.

“It attempted to abort the landing and take off again,” Sgt. F.L. Tyler of the Virginia State Police told reporters. “It then went off the south end of the runway and then landed in the tree line.”

When the plane struck the trees, it immediately caught fire, officials said.

Rescue workers recovered all six bodies from the burned wreckage.

BDST: 1032 HRS, AUG 13, 2016
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