Two people were killed when a small plane crashed along the Texas 360 service road in Grand Prairie Monday afternoon.
The plane took off from Grand Prairie Municipal Airport at 2:45 PM on Monday and crashed about five minutes later, according to Grand Prairie Fire Chief Robert Fite.
The plane was heading north when it hit a utility pole near the North Texas 360 service road near East Mayfield Road, near a Sonic restaurant.
Grand Prairie Fire Department provided an update on the latest details of a minor plane crash off Highway 360.
The plane then hit the ground and hit a nearby pickup truck, where it then caught fire, Fite said. Both people on board the plane were killed. No further information has been released about the victims.
One person in the truck was treated for minor injuries. No one else was hurt.
The cause of the crash is not yet known. Fite said the plane originally took off from Denton earlier in the day, before landing in Grand Prairie.
Emergency services are asking people to avoid the area.
A small plane crashed along the Texas 360 service road in Grand Prairie around 2:30 PM Monday afternoon
The northbound service road was closed between Mayfield Road and East Arkansas Lane.
The Federal Aviation Administration is leading the investigation.
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