Two Dead In Cargo Plane Crash Near Toledo Express Airport

SWANTON, Ohio - Two people are dead after a cargo plane crashed Wednesday morning near Toledo Express Airport.

WTOL 11 reports the Convair CV-440 was travelling to Toledo from Millington, Tennessee when it crashed on Garden Road in the parking lot of Bubba's Mobile Truck Repair Heavy Duty Towing. The plane struck several vehicles, causing a fire that took crews a few hours to control. No injuries were reported on the ground.

The two men on the plane were identified as Douglas R. Taylor, 72, and Donald C. Peterson Sr., 69, both of Laredo, Texas.

Port authority officials say the plane was carrying automotive parts and was owned by Barker Aeromotive, Inc.

Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the crash.


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