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Four Wisconsin residents killed in single-engine plane crash in Illinois

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TRILLA, Ill. — A small single-engine airplane crashed at about 10:15 a.m. Saturday — killing four Menomonie, Wis. residents — on County Road 1400 N in Trilla, Ill.

According to the Illinois State Police (ISP), all four of the passengers were pronounced dead at the scene.

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Four Wisconsin residents killed in single-engine plane crash in Illinois

The victims of the crash were identified by ISP and the Coles County Coroner's Office Sunday evening.

Ross Nelson, 46, Raimi Rundle, 45, Courtney Morrow, 36, and Michael Morrow, 48, were all from Menomonie and died in the crash.

County Road has been closed since the crash, but will opened at about 5 p.m. Sunday.

The Federal Aviation Administration was at the scene with the National Transportation Safety Board investigating the crash and was assisted at the crash by local law enforcement.

It is unclear where the plane was headed at the time of the crash.


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