9 killed after US plane crashes in Hawaii

Nine people were killed on Saturday when a twin-engine King Air crashed in the northern part of Hawaii State.

The Transportation Department of Hawaii is reporting the crash of the twin-engine Kingair plane near Dillingham airport with nine people on board and unfortunately no one survived, the Department of Transport wrote on its Twitter page.

According to the Hawaii News Now newspapers, quoting police sources, when emergency services arrived at the scene, the entire plane was devoured by the flames.

The cause and timing of the crash were not yet known as the ground traffic was very limited in the area where the incident took place, the newspapers added.