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A private jet carrying eight people crashed shortly after takeoff from Bangor International Airport in Maine Sunday (January 25) night, a source briefed on the incident confirmed to CNN, citing preliminary information.
The source said that the extent of injuries sustained by the eight passengers was not known at the time of the report. Emergency crews responded to the scene at 7:45 p.m. ET, Bangor International Airport confirmed in a statement to CNN. The airport was reported to have closed Sunday night after the crash took place.
A massive snowstorm had made its way through the Northeast at the time of the crash with temperatures significantly below freezing and light snow causing very low visibility in Maine. The plane was registered to a limited liability corporation in Houston, federal records confirmed.
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