New Jersey, July 3 (ANI): A skydiving aircraft carrying 15 people crashed after overshooting the runway during takeoff at Cross Keys Airport in Monroe Township, New Jersey, on Wednesday evening, officials said.
The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. local time as a Cessna 208B aircraft was departing the airport, according to a statement from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to Fox News Digital.
The FAA confirmed the aircraft was being used for skydiving and had 15 individuals on board at the time of the crash, Fox News reported. Gloucester County Emergency Management described the situation as a “mass casualty incident” at the airport.
Hospital officials said five injured individuals were expected to be transported to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, spokesperson Wendy Marano told Fox Philadelphia.
Further details are awaited, and the FAA has launched an investigation into the cause of the crash.
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