Small plane crashes into Mississippi home

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(HATTIESBURG, Miss.) — A small plane crashed into a home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, late Tuesday night, according to the Hattiesburg Police Department.

The incident occurred at approximately 11:20 p.m. when emergency personnel responded to a report of a downed aircraft on Annie Christie Drive, which emergency crews then confirmed shortly after they arrived onto the scene of the accident.

The Hattiesburg Police Department said that the Federal Aviation Administration has been contacted to handle the investigation and that they have closed off the surrounding roads to traffic while the investigation is being conducted into what happened.

“If you find any debris or wreckage in your yard or property that you believe is connected to the crash, do not touch or remove it, and please contact the Hattiesburg Police Department,” HPD said in a statement posted on social media.

ABC News’ Hattiesburg affiliate station WDAM-TV reports that Hattiesburg Police Department public information officer Ryan Moore said that there were deaths in the crash and that Hattiesburg Assistant Fire Chief Danny Wade said that there were two deaths in the incident.

ABC News has contacted the Hattiesburg Police Department for confirmation but no official statement has been released by the Hattiesburg Police or Fire Departments about fatalities at this time.

The investigation is ongoing and no additional details are available at this time.

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