Pilot and 11 skydiving passengers killed in Missouri plane crash

Crash reportedly occurred shortly after departure from Butler Memorial airport at 11.30am on Sunday

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Twelve people were killed in a plane crash near Butler, Missouri, on Sunday.

According to Bates county emergency management, a private plane that had departed Butler Memorial airport shortly before 11.30am turned back before crashing near Business 49 Highway, Fox 4 reported.