2 killed when US military cargo plane crashes in Georgia

An Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane crashes near the airport for Savannah, Georgia, killing two, authorities say.

Chatham County Deputy Coroner Tiffany Williams says police tell her two people have been killed in the crash. Williams says she didn’t have any other details on the deaths.

The plane crashed at the intersection of two roads, the Chatham County Emergency Management Agency says in a tweet.

A photo tweeted by the Savannah Professional Firefighters Association shows the tail end of a plane and a field of flames and black smoke as an ambulance stands nearby.

The only part of the plane that remained intact was the tail section, says Chris Hanks, the assistant public information officer with the Savannah Professional Firefighters Association. The tail section was sitting on Highway 21 and the ground in front of it was black and littered with debris, he said.

Firefighters had put out the blaze but were still using a mixture of water and foam to take care of any remaining hot spots.

— AP