US Military Plane Crashes In Georgia

The US Air Force has said a National Guard cargo plane has crashed near an airport in Savannah, Georgia.

Local TV is reporting that five people were onboard the aircraft, with two fatalities.

In a tweet, the Chatham County Emergency Management Agency said the plane crashed at the intersection of two roads.

The Air Force said the plane belonged to the 156th Air Wing out of Puerto Rico.

The 165th Air Wing out of Savannah was responding to the crash.

Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport said on social media that some flights were being affected though the crash happened off its property.

A photo tweeted by the Savannah Professional Firefighters Association shows the tail end of a plane and a field of flames and black smoke as an ambulance stands nearby.