DARTMOUTH, Mass. - Authorities said a small plane crashed early Monday along a major highway in southeastern Massachusetts during rain and strong winds, killing both people on board and injuring one person on the ground.

Miraculously, no motorists on Interstate 195 were seriously injured, New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said in a statement on Facebook. A woman whose car was struck was taken to a hospital for the treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, according to state police. Officials did not provide more details.

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In videos shot by people in passing vehicles, a torrent of black smoke could be seen billowing above I-195 from the plane’s fuselage, which was resting on its side. Other rubble was strewn across a grassy median and nearby forest.

The highway was closed in

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