MT. COMFORT — Police and rescue crews are at the scene of fatal plane crash at Indianapolis Regional Airport at Mt. Comfort.
Indiana State Police said two people died in the crash, which occurred early Wednesday afternoon. A witness told the Daily Reporter he drove near the site — near the intersection of County Roads 400W and 500N — not long after the plane went down. He described it as a small aircraft, and thick black smoke was rising from it.
First-responders quickly closed County Road 400W, east of the airport, between County Roads 400N and 500N.
Rescuers who were first on the scene had trouble reaching the crash site in their vehicles because the field was muddy. They were approaching it on foot, and ATVs also were on the way to the scene.
The Daily Reporter has staffers close to the scene. This story will be updated throughout the afternoon.
