One person killed after plane crashes into busy motorway

One person has been killed and a second wounded after a plane crashed into a New York motorway in Westchester County.

There were to people on board the jet when it cannoned onto the Interstate 684 in Harrison, about 25 miles northeast of Manhattan.

Chaos engulfed the road, where drivers were racing to get home after work, as the small aircraft went down at about 7pm on Thursday.

The identity of the person who died has not been released yet. Meanwhile,the condition of the second person on board is still not clear.

There was no word of any injuries to drivers on the ground. 

Footage shows the damaged airplane against the guardrail in the centre median.

It had crashed in a patchy area that separates the north and south lanes of the motorway.

Emergency vehicles had descended onto the scene, blocking all lanes of traffic, while the two victims were pulled out of the wreckage.

According to FlightAware, the pilot took off from Linden Airport in New Jersey and was headed to Westchester County Airport, which is located about 1.5 miles from where it crashed.

Governor Kathy Hochul confirmed that the Department of Environmental Conservation was on scene to clean up spilled aviation fuel.

She said in a statement: ‘My heart goes out to the loved ones of those on board during this tragic incident, and I am praying for a safe recovery for the injured individual.’

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