LOS ANGELES, April 23 (Xinhua) -- A Douglas DC-4 airplane has crashed into river in Fairbanks in U.S. state of Alaska on Tuesday, authorities said.

Alaska State Troopers, along with local, state and federal agencies, were responding to the crash on the Tanana River near Kallenberg Road in Fairbanks, said the state police agency of Alaska.

The agency urged people to avoid the incident area and expect an increased first responder presence in the area.

Clint Johnson, Alaska chief of the National Transportation Safety Board, was quoted as saying by local media that it was not clear how many people were on the plane when it crashed around 10:30 a.m. local time shortly after departure south of Fairbanks International Airport. Enditem

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