A plane crashed on Wednesday into a heavy-goods lorry on a motorway in the US state of North Carolina, killing the pilot and sparking a small fire, state police said.
The Federal Aviation Administration said a twin-engined Beechcraft Barron crashed into the tractor-trailer on Interstate 85 South, near the Davidson County Airport in Lexington at about 5.35pm local time.
Early reports indicate the plane was taking off from the airport when it lost altitude and crashed into the southbound tractor-trailer. The name of pilot wasn't released on Wednesday night pending notification of relatives, the patrol said.
The agency said it would investigate the crash along with the National Transportation Safety Board, but provided no additional details.
News outlets reported the driver of the tractor-trailer was taken to a Winston-Salem hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
Video footage from the scene showed the lorry lying on its left side. The tail section of the aircraft was seen next to the overturned rig. Video also showed firefighters spraying water as flames burned the ground next to I-85 with some debris scattered on the road.
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Anti-semitic attacks
The annual report by the Community Security Trust, which advises the Jewish community on security , warned on Thursday that anti-Semitic incidents in Britain had reached a record high.
It found there had been 2,255 anti-Semitic incidents reported in 2021, a rise of 34 per cent from the previous year.
The report detailed the convictions of a number of people for anti-Semitic crimes, including one man who was jailed for setting up a neo-Nazi group which had encouraged “the eradication of Jewish people” and another who had posted anti-Semitic homemade videos on social media.
