At Least Six Dead After Private Plane Crashes in Maine (1)

At least six individuals are dead after a private plane crashed while taking off from Bangor International Airport in Maine on Sunday evening, local authorities said in an update.

There were six people on the plane according to the flight manifest, the statement from the Bangor police said. “No one from the incident was transported to the hospital, and all on the flight are presumed to be deceased.”

The US Federal Aviation Administration said in a prior statement that the plane was carrying eight individuals. In a preliminary accident report on the agency’s website, it said seven of those eight ...