American planes slipped off the runway, broken in half

The incident occurred in the state of South Carolina, USA, causing two people killed and two others seriously injured.

The accident took place at 1:40 pm on September 27 (local time) when the Dassault-Breguet Falcon 50 aircraft landed at the Greenville Downtown airport runway, South Carolina, USA, slipped out of the runway, crashing into fence and break in half.

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The accident scene caused the plane to break in half.

Greenville Police Department said that there were 4 people on the flight. The pilot and co-pilot were killed, and the other two were a couple who were also seriously injured and being treated in hospital.

"We can not know for sure why this plane does not stop when landing, run out of runways and plunge into the grass, crash into obstacles , " police spokesman Donnie Porter said. .

"As a guess, it is possible that a pilot was not alert and his feet were still on the gas pedal , " he added.

Police also have no information about where the plane flew from, but they believe it landed at Greenville airport to pick up more passengers.

Local authorities have warned people not to approach the airport while workers are cleaning up the debris. They are also zoning the area where the fuel is leaked to treat it before the fuel can contaminate nearby flows.