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3 dead after small plane crashes near Washington, D.C.

Xinhua
| June 22, 2026
2026-06-22

WASHINGTON, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Three people died after a small aircraft crashed late Saturday in the U.S. state of Maryland, east of Washington, D.C., the Maryland Department of State Police said on Sunday.

A preliminary investigation suggests the plane crashed in the wooded area of a park in the city of Bowie around 11:30 p.m. Saturday local time (0430 GMT Sunday), the department said in a post on social media platform X.

The single-engine aircraft was flying from Ocean City, New Jersey to Montgomery County Airpark, a public airport in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

The victims included the pilot and two passengers, the department said.

Meanwhile, media reports from Israel on Sunday said three Israelis were killed in a light plane crash in Maryland, though it remains unclear whether the reports referred to the same incident. According to the Times of Israel, the plane belonged to a local flight school and may have been conducting a training flight at the time of the crash. Enditem

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