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A Puerto Rico Air National Guard plane crashed Wednesday near Savannah, Georgia, killing at least five people, officials said.
The National Guard announced that a US C-130 "Hercules" cargo plane crashed at around 11:30 a.m. near the Savannah Hilton Head International Airport while on what officials described as a training mission.
Smoke rises from the crash site on May 2, 2018.
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A spokesperson for the National Guard could not immediately be reached. But Capt. Jeff Bezore of the Georgia Air National Guard’s 165th Air Wing told the Associated Press he didn't immediately know how many people in total were on the plane, but that at least five were dead.
It was also unclear if the plane collided with any vehicles on the ground.
Photos from the crash site showed the smoking debris of the aircraft in the middle of a highway.
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