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Twelve killed in plane crash in US state of Missouri
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- Plane crashes near Butler Memorial Airport near Kansas City, with authorities reporting skydivers on board.
- The crash on Sunday was near Butler Memorial Airport in Bates County, south of the state’s largest city, Kansas City.
- “Troopers are on scene assisting the Butler Police Department & Bates County Sheriff’s Office of a Fatal Plane Crash near the Butler Memorial Airport,” the Missouri State Highway Patrol posted on X.
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Plane crashes near Butler Memorial Airport near Kansas City, with authorities reporting skydivers on board.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Wreckage is seen in a field next to Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Missouri [ABC Affiliate KMBC via Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 14 Jun 202614 Jun 2026At least 12 people have been killed in a plane crash in Missouri in the midwestern United States, according to authorities.
The crash on Sunday was near Butler Memorial Airport in Bates County, south of the state’s largest city, Kansas City.
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