4 killed when small plane crashes on a highway in Atlanta

Twitter/#DCFRFour people are dead and traffic is backed up after a small plane crashed on a highway Friday in Atlanta, GA, WSB-TV reported.

According to the paper, traffic has been shut down on both directions on the highway, which serves as a ring road around the city. 

According to the FAA, the aircraft involved in the crash is a Piper PA-32.

The crash occurred near Dekalb-Peachtree Airport shortly after the small aircraft took off, WSBTV reported. 

According to local fire officials, the Piper nearly clipped two cars before crashing into the highway median.

We'll update this post as more information becomes available.

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