Four people were killed Saturday morning when a small plane crashed in central Illinois after hitting a set of power lines.
The crash occurred at around 10:15 a.m. local time on County Line Road in Trilla, Illinois, about three miles south of Mattoon in Coles County, according to Illinois State Police and the Coles County Sheriff’s Office. Trilla is about 200 miles south of Chicago.
The National Transportation Safety Board said a Cessna 180 single-engine plane struck powerlines and crashed into a field. The Coles County Coroner said the two men and two women aboard the plane were killed in the crash. Their names have not been released while authorities work to contact their families.
Some remnants of the plane ended up on County Line Road after the crash. The Coles County Sheriff’s office said the road would remain closed at least until Sunday while the FAA and NTSB investigate.
A single-engine plane with four people onboard crashed Saturday morning in Coles County, Illinois.
Kynnedi Goldstein heard the crash.