Two people were killed and two others were transported to the hospital after a small plane crashed Thursday afternoon in Onslow County.
WNCT’s Cheyenne Pagan was at a press conference where the details were released by Holly Ridge Fire Chief Brandon Longo on the people in the plane, which crashed in the Holly Ridge area. No names were released and the investigation continued into Thursday night.
The crash happened in the woods near the Holly Ridge-Topsail Island Airport, between Holly Ridge and Surf City. Cindy Bell, administrative assistant to the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office, confirmed deputies were called to the crash around 5 p.m. Emergency management, EMS, deputies and the NC State Highway Patrol were on the scene and were able to reach the location a short time after the report came in about the crash.