Small plane crashes near Nashville interstate and 5 people aboard were killed, police say

Police in Nashville say that five people have died after a small plane crashed near an interstate highway, shutting down multiple lanes.

The Metro Nashville Police Department says the single-engine plane crashed Monday night just off of Interstate 40 in the western part of the city.

Police posted a photo of charred wreckage of the small plane in the grass along the interstate. Transportation officials say the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 have been closed.

The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority says the crash happened 3 miles south of John C. Tune Airport.

The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.