Emergency response efforts are underway after a small-engine plane crashed near a New Jersey airport, with multiple reported casualties and at least one person still trapped inside the wreckage.
The aircraft carrying 14 people went down Wednesday around 5:30pm in Williamstown near the Cross Keys Airport on Wednesday.
Horrifying video shows victims being rolled from the scene on stretchers, with at least five victims headed to the nearby Cooper University Hospital in Camden.
Authorities told Channel2Now five people are in critical condition, while three others are in serious, but stable condition.
One passenger is reportedly still trapped in the plane, which is reportedly leaking about 50 gallons of dangerous jet fuel, according to the outlet.
The public is urged to remain clear of the area as authorities work to mitigate the danger. It is unclear what caused the plane crash.
The aircraft carrying 14 people went down Wednesday afternoon in Williamstown on Wednesday
Gloucester County Emergency Management confirmed the harrowing incident in a Facebook post, writing it is a ‘multi-agency mass casualty incident.’
Cross Keys Airport is a small and privately-owned airport that primarily caters to private and recreational flyers. It only has one 3,500-foot long runway.
The Daily Mail has reached out to the airport for comment.
