UPDATE: 2 dead in small jet crash at SC airport

(Source: Greenville Police Department/Facebook)
(Source: Greenville Police Department/Facebook)((Source: Greenville Police Department/Facebook))
Updated: Sep. 27, 2018 at 2:59 PM EDT

GREENVILLE, SC (WIS) - A small jet has crashed after making a hard landing at a Greenville, SC airport, according to according to the Greenville Police Department.

The small jet broke in half after making a hard landing off the runway, went through a fence and into the roadway at Greenville Downtown Airport around 1:30 p.m.

The Greenville County Coroner confirms that two people have died - one person died at the scene and another at the hospital. The identities of those people have not been released.

Four people were aboard the plane - two crew members and two passengers.

The flight registration says the Falcon 50 jet is owned by a Delware company and generally has a two-person crew and can hold up to nine passengers, according to media outlets in Greenville.

Roads surrounding the south side of the airport are currently blocked off, as an aircraft went off the runway and...

Posted by Greenville Police Department on Thursday, September 27, 2018

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