Small plane crash kills 4

 

A small plane crashed in the US state of Texas, killing four people.

Two men and two women have been killed in a plane crash near an airport in Houston, Texas.

The pilot was trying to make an emergency landing, a local official said. Rescuers rushed to the scene and took part in the rescue operation, but the injured died before being taken to hospital.

Authorities, including the US Federal Aviation and National Transportation Safety Board, have launched an investigation into the crash.