Three people are dead after a small plane crashed into a Plainville home Sunday night.

Massachusetts State Police say the incident occurred around 6 p.m. when the plane struck the home located at 25 Bridle Path, causing the home to catch fire immediately.

The plane's three occupants, identified by Metro News as two adults and one child, were killed in the crash.

Their identities are being withheld pending notification of families.

The four occupants of the home were able to get out of the home safely.

Plainville Firefighters had the fire put out just shortly after 8 p.m.

Investigators for the NTSB and FAA were sent to the scene.

Troopers from the Norfolk County State Police Detective Unit,the State Police Crime Scene Services Unit, the State Fire Marshall’s Office, the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section and the Troop H Headquarters are also assisting in the investigation.

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