One Dead In Forsyth County Plane Crash: Report

FORSYTH COUNTY, GA — Officials said that one person died as the result of a small plane crash Saturday in Forsyth County. Two others were injured, and Route 369 was closed during the emergency response.

Deputies were called to the area of Browns Bridge Road/Route 369 and Waldrip Road before 6 p.m. for a report of a downed aircraft, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office.

One man died in the plane crash, officials said. His name was not released pending next-of-kin notification.

Two other men from the plane were taken to the hospital in stable condition, the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office reported.

The crash occurred at approximately 5:15 p.m., Fox 5 Atlanta reported. A car on the highway was hit by the plane, the news station said, and those in the vehicle were unharmed.

"We can speculate" the aircraft was attempting to land on the highway when it clipped a vehicle, a spokesman for the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office said, in a report provided by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The National Transportation Safety Board was reportedly investigating Saturday evening.

Witnesses told 11Alive that they could tell there was something wrong with the plane, which had lowered its landing gear, dumped fuel and circled around Browns Bridge Road before hitting an embankment.

With Route 369 shut down, traffic was detoured at Waldrip Road around the crash site.

Photo of road closure courtesy of the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office.