A plane carrying 12 people crashed soon after takeoff Saturday from Chamberlain, South Dakota, killing nine people — including two children, the Argus Leader reports.
Details: National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Peter Knudson told AP the Pilatus PC-12 crashed about 12:30 p.m. The area was under a winter storm warning at the time of the crash, per the National Weather Service. The three survivors were being treated in Sioux Falls, S.D., according to the Washington Post.
- Knudson said the NTSB was investigating the incident, "but inclement weather in the area is making travel to the site difficult," AP noted.
FATAL PLANE CRASH Nine people killed, 3 survived, when their Pilatus PC12, single-engine aircraft, crashed shortly after takeoff this afternoon from Chamberlain Municipal Airport in South Dakota. They were headed to Idaho Falls, ID. pic.twitter.com/2gAzzPHE0D
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