Multiple confirmed fatalities have been reported after a plane crash is said to have happened in a wooded area behind the Pinhook Walmart near Verot and Feu Follet according to Hot10 79
The aircraft crashed near a U.S. and Walmart. Post office at the Verot School Road and Fei Follet intersection.
Lafayette Police Lt. Scott Morgan told Fox News the incident took place at 9:22 a.m. local time.
“We know it came down in a parking lot,” he said, adding that it had taken off from Lafayette Regional Airport.
A few minutes post-crash here in #lafayette LA, first responders were amazingly quick. People from my apartment complex ran over in dozens to help. pic.twitter.com/sewvICghXa
— Marty B (@TheMarty_Party) December 28, 2019
Additional information about casualties was not immediately available, however, Morgan said he doesn’t believe there were any injuries on the ground.
Lafayette Police are responding to a plane crash near the intersection of Verot School Road and Fei Follet. No other details are available. We have a crew en route. pic.twitter.com/tV7IU8kCDD
— KATC TV3 (@KATCTV3) December 28, 2019
Local media reported eyewitnesses saying the plane may have hit a powerline before the crash. The impact blew out some of the windows of the post office.
Image from Feu Follet Road following a plane crash this morning https://t.co/I370n3EKkW pic.twitter.com/5i45KewgIO
— KATC TV3 (@KATCTV3) December 28, 2019
KATC reported that the Walmart store on Pinhook Road was closed and evacuated. All businesses and nearby neighborhoods were without power after the crash.
Federal investigators are en route to the scene.
Multiple confirmed fatalities have been reported after a plane crash is said to have happened in a wooded area behind the Pinhook Walmart near Verot and Feu Follet. #Developing https://t.co/yO7jJJYkwJ via @kpel965 pic.twitter.com/N3KCXTuQXZ
— Hot 1079 (@1079isHot) December 28, 2019
It was not immediately known if there was a distress call from the plane before the crash.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
