San Francisco, Jan 26 || A private business jet carrying eight people crashed during takeoff at Bangor airport in the US state of Maine, with no casualties reported.
Bangor International Airport said in a statement that emergency crews responded to the accident at around 7:45 p.m. Eastern Time (0045 GMT Monday), and the airport has been closed temporarily, news agency reported.
Citing a source briefed on the accident, local media reported that the extent of injuries remains unknown. The aircraft involved was identified as a Bombardier Challenger 650 business jet.
The cause of the accident was under investigation. The crash occurred as a major snowstorm moved through the northeastern United States, with temperatures in Maine well below freezing, light snow and very low visibility at the time.
A massive winter storm in the US has knocked out power to over a million, disrupted tens of thousands of flights, and left several dead as dangerous cold and snow swept from the South to the Northeast, officials said.