<div class="css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn" data-testid="companionColumn-0"><div class="css-53u6y8"><p class="css-ac37hb evys1bk0">Two people were killed, and one person on the ground was injured, on Monday morning when a small plane crashed and caught fire on a grassy interstate highway median in Southeastern Massachusetts, the authorities said.</p><p class="css-ac37hb evys1bk0">The crash was reported at around 8:15 a.m. on Interstate 195 in Dartmouth, Mass., about 30 miles southeast of Providence, R.I., forcing the closure of the highway in both directions, the Massachusetts State Police said.</p><p class="css-ac37hb evys1bk0">The injured person was driven to a hospital in a car, they said. The identities of the victims have not been released.</p><p class="css-ac37hb evys1bk0">The State Police said that the fixed-wing airplane may have been attempting to land at New Bedford Regional Airport, though it did not appear that the pilot had provided that airport with a flight plan or with the number of people aboard the aircraft.</p></div><aside aria-label="companion column" class="css-ew4tgv"></aside></div><div data-testid="Dropzone-1"></div><div class="css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn" data-testid="companionColumn-1"><div class="css-53u6y8"><p class="css-ac37hb evys1bk0">Photos and videos taken by passers-by in cars showed smoke rising from the wreckage and a white car in the median that appeared to have been struck on the passenger side, where it had sustained significant damage.</p><p class="css-ac37hb evys1bk0">Officials closed the interstate in both directions near the crash site, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The agency did not immediately announce a schedule for reopening the highway.</p><p class="css-ac37hb evys1bk0">Though a nor’easter brought heavy rain and strong winds to the area overnight, there was only light rain and wind by the midmorning.</p><p class="css-ac37hb evys1bk0">The cause and circumstances of the crash were not clear. The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates transportation accidents, responded to a request for comment with an email saying that the agency would “not be able to respond to all inquiries,” citing the government shutdown.</p></div><aside aria-label="companion column" class="css-ew4tgv"></aside></div><div data-testid="RelatedLinksBlock-3"><div data-testid="lazy-loader"></div></div>