Four 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.
#285PlaneCrash#DCFR5/8/154 deceased pic.twitter.com/YzNvZ82TUl
- #DCFR (@DeKalbFireWire) May 8, 2015#DoravillePlanedown all @GDOT_I285_ATL redirected off the interstate @DunwoodyPolice pic.twitter.com/aL8N0anmJM
- Fidel Espinoza (@SgtFEspinoza) May 8, 2015Plane crashes on I285. All lanes blocked. #11alive pic.twitter.com/abMaib9UC9
- Jerry Carnes 11Alive (@jcarnes11alive) May 8, 2015Live on the air now, plane crash I285 and Peachtree industrial @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/YzGZQJ1ldR
- Dave Huddleston (@DaveHWSB) May 8, 2015Please avoid I-285 on the top end -- traffic is shut down in both directions due to this plane crash. pic.twitter.com/vBq60ro3HS
- WSB-TV (@wsbtv) May 8, 2015una avioneta se estrella en el i285 en frente mío pic.twitter.com/zYy9WKTX5F
- Fernando (@ecubuntu) May 8, 2015Viewer video shows flames right after the plane crash. The plane is up against the median. pic.twitter.com/nkrJ0TOE7J
- WSB-TV (@wsbtv) May 8, 2015