A small airplane with 4 passengers crashed at a Utah airport on Monday, killing one and injuring the opposite three, based on metropolis officers in Provo.

The airplane crashed instantly after takeoff and one of many three survivors was transported to the hospital in essential situation. The opposite two sustained “minor bumps and bruises,” officers mentioned.

The Nationwide Transportation Security Board tweeted that it was investigating the crash of the plane, which it recognized as an Embraer 505, a lightweight enterprise jet.

The airport in Provo, simply south of Salt Lake Metropolis, will stay closed till midday on Tuesday, and a lot of flights have been cancelled, based on the airport’s web site.

Brian Torgersen, the airport supervisor, advised FOX13 that the scene of the crash was “devastating” and was stunned that two of these on board made it out with comparatively minor accidents. Different particulars like its vacation spot and the identities of these on board, have but to be launched.