CHRISTIAN COUNTY, Ky. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Emergency crews are responding to a plane crash in Kentucky Friday afternoon.
WKRN News 2 reports that it happened before 1 p.m. Friday in the 8000 block of Shurdan Creek Road in Christian County near Hopkinsville.
Multiple were killed, although it’s unknown how many people onboard at the time of the crash, according to Deputy Chris Miller with the Christian County Sheriff’s Office.
Miller said there were no survivors.
Gov. Matt Bevin confirmed that there were multiple fatalities. He issued a statement in a tweet saying, “We’ve received word of a multiple fatality plane crash in Hopkinsville,” and asked for prayers for those affected.
It is unknown how many people were on-board the plane.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the aircraft is a a Beechcraft Bonanza. The wreckage is spread over a wide area.
This is a developing story and will be updated.