Multiple people airlifted after a plane crashes in Tennessee, highway patrol says

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A plane with several people on board has crashed in Coffee County, Tennessee, about 60 miles south of Nashville, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

“Initial reports suggest 16–20 people were on board. Some have been airlifted to nearby hospitals,” the highway patrol said in an X post Sunday afternoon. “This is an active scene.”

Multiple people have been flown to local hospitals while others are being evaluated at the scene, the highway patrol added in a Facebook post.

CNN has reached out to local law enforcement for more information on the severity of the injuries.

Initial information suggests the aircraft was a skydiving plane, according to a law enforcement officials.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

CNN’s Evan Perez contributed to this report.