Husband and wife die in Dartmouth plane crash Monday
A husband and wife died in a fiery plane crash in Dartmouth on Monday.
Thomas Perkins, 68, and his wife, 66-year-old Agatha Perkins of Middletown, Rhode Island, were identified by officials as the two people who had died in the crash.
They were found in the main part of the airplane and pronounced dead at the scene.
A fixed wing single engine Socata TBM 700 crashed into the median of Interstate 195 in Dartmouth Monday morning, causing a fire and forcing the closure of part of the highway, officials said.
Massachusetts State Police learned of the crash around 8:15 a.m. Monday, Tim McGuirk, an agency spokesman, said in a statement.
The plane may have been attempting to land at New Bedford Regional Airport after taking off from the airport and heading to Wisconsin.
It was expected to land in Wisconsin at 10:13 a.m.
A silver Hyundai Sonata was impacted by a portion of the crashed aircraft. The driver, a woman, was taken in a passenger car to St. Luke's Hospital. Her injuries are considered non-life-threatening.
"We offer our condolences to their families and loved ones," State Police said in a statement.
The highway was closed going west at exit 19, and in both directions at exit 22, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The left lane heading east was also closed at exit 19, the agency said.
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