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| Lafayette: Plane crashes near Walmart supermarket | Lafayette: Plane crashes near Walmart supermarket |
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| Five people have been killed after a plane crashed next to a Walmart supermarket in Lafayette, Louisiana. | Five people have been killed after a plane crashed next to a Walmart supermarket in Lafayette, Louisiana. |
| One person survived and three people on the ground were injured, according to local media. It is unclear how many people were onboard the plane at the time of the crash. | |
| It crashed just after 9:00 local time (15:00 GMT). Footage from the scene shows burning wreckage in a field. | |
| The impact of the crash blew out the windows of a nearby post office. | The impact of the crash blew out the windows of a nearby post office. |
| The Walmart supermarket was evacuated, KATC News reported. | |
| Kevin Jackson, a local resident, saw the crash and told KLFY News: "I was right outside before the crash. I noticed [the plane] was low and smoking like hell. It shook my trailer. | |
| "I knew something was bad. I went in my house, and all you heard was this massive explosion." | "I knew something was bad. I went in my house, and all you heard was this massive explosion." |
| Louisiana Governor John Edwards said on Twitter that he was "praying for the families and friends of everyone affected by this terrible tragedy". |