Former NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his family survived a fiery plane crash in Tennessee on Thursday, when their private jet rolled off the runway after landing at the Elizabethton Municipal Airport.
What are the details?
According to Earnhardt's sister, Kelley Earnhardt, Dale Jr. was on board the plane along with his wife, daughter, and two pilots. She wrote on Twitter that "everyone is safe and has been taken to the hospital for further evaluation."
I can confirm Dale, Amy & Isla along with his two pilots were involved in a crash in Bristol TN this afternoon. Eve… https://t.co/jJW2tENzAW— Kelley Earnhardt (@Kelley Earnhardt)1565901736.0
ABC News reported that according to Carter County Sheriff Dexter Lunceford, Mr. Earnhardt was the only passenger hospitalized, and his injuries were described as "cuts and abrasions."
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WCYB-TV reported that Highway 91 in Stony Creek was closed following the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident.
