Four killed as plane smashes into road in fireball crash after hitting power lines in Illinois in latest deadly disaster

FOUR people have been killed after a plane struck power lines and crashed into a road.

No survivors were found after the tragic accident on Saturday morning in Trilla, Illinois.

Four people were killed in a deadly plane crash in Illinois

Local police said the single-engine plane crashed just 200 miles south of Chicago at around 10:15am.

The deadly crash occurred after the plane hit a set of power lines, according to CBS News.

Police confirmed that all four victims were from Wisconsin.

Two men and two women were killed according to the coroner, but their identities are still unknown.

The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the crash, saying that four people were on board the Cessna 180 which crashed in a field southeast of Coles County Memorial Airport.

It is still unclear where the plane departed from and where it was going.

Local authorities said that the Federal Aviation Administration was on scene investigating.

The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to arrive on Sunday to launch a probe.

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