Transportation
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A Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.
A C-130 military transport plane from the Air National Guard's 165th Airlift Wing crashed near the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport in eastern Georgia at about 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning.
A spokesperson from the guard's public affairs department confirmed the crash to The Savannah Morning
"There has been a plane crash at the intersection of Hwy 21 at Crossgate Rd. Roads will be shut down. Please avoid the area." the Chatham County Emergency Management Agency said in a tweet.
The Savannah Professional Firefighters Association tweeted an image of the wreckage, showing flames and a large plume of smoke, with the text, "Military c130 down at 21 and Gulfstream Rd. Avoid the area. 21 shut down until further notice."
A spokeswoman for the Port Wentworth Fire Department told Huffington Post that black smoke could be seen pouring into the sky and that "everyone scrambled" to the scene when the call came in.
Information about casualties is not yet available. The Air National Guard was not immediately available for comment.
Military c130 down at 21 and Gulfstream Rd. Avoid the area. 21 shut down until further notice. pic.twitter.com/6hUqwmkNUu
- IAFF574 Savannah (@IAFF574) May 2, 2018FROM A VIEWER: Heading to the scene right now and bringing info to @WTOC11 at noon. pic.twitter.com/iEoTckbab6
- Meredith Parker (@MeredithWTOC) May 2, 2018