Two men have died after their ultralight aircraft crashed on an interstate highway in front of a hospital in Central Texas.
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Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Bryan Washko said a 911 call came in about 11am on Thursday that a plane had gone down on Interstate 14 near the city limits of Harker Heights and Killeen.
Washko said the two men aboard the Quicksilver MX II Sprint aircraft were taken to Seton Medical Center Harker Heights, where they were pronounced dead.
Washko said the two men who were killed were 71-year-old David Wesley, who was the pilot, and 54-year-old Stephen Cockrell. Both men were from Killeen.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Tony Molinaro said the single-engine aircraft hit a guardrail on the interstate.
There were no immediate reports of anyone on the ground being injured.
The aircraft took off from nearby Skylark Field Airport in Killeen, Washko said. He did not know its destination.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.
Harker Heights is about 100km north of Austin.
Australian Associated Press
