Dog survives plane crash that kills 3 persons

WASHINGTON

: Three people died when a small plane crashed in the US state of

Indiana

, police said on Tuesday.

The single-engine Cessna went down and caught fire behind a home in a heavily-wooded area of the Midwestern state at about 9.10pm (0210 GMT) local time on Saturday, the

Indiana State Police

said in a statement.

The crash “claimed the lives of all three people on board” as well as a dog, it said. “A second dog survived the crash and showed up at a nearby residence.

The dog was taken to a local veterinarian to be treated for injuries,” the police said. They did not release the victims’ identities. The plane was flying from Kansas City, Missouri, to Frederick, Maryland.