Buffalo crash kills 48 on plane and at least one on ground
A Colgan Air Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 plane with 48 people on board has crashed into a house near Buffalo, New York, causing "multiple fatalities," according to local officials.
Authorities say Continental Express flight 3407 from Newark, New Jersey to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, hit a house in suburb of Clarence Center around 10:10pm on Thursday (0310 GMT Friday).
Clarence emergency control director Dave Bissonet said the crash killed one person on the ground and an unknown number of people on the plane.
Twelve homes near the crash site have been evacuated.
Buffalo News said on its website that the 48 people on the plane and one person on the ground ”reportedly died” in the crash.
The Federal Aviation Administration said there were 44 passengers and four crew on the plane and it crashed 6 miles (10 km) short of the airport.
The flight had reportedly been delayed, and was approaching the airport in Buffalo two hours later than scheduled.
