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Two people are dead after a plane crashed near the Tupelo Regional Airport in Mississippi this morni stanley cup ng, according to officials.Tupelo Fire Department Sergeant Michael Moody confirmed the deaths to CBS News.The identities of the people killed have not been shared. It s not clear what type of plane was being flown or how many people were on board. More information will be shared this afternoon, Moody said.Charles Johnson, an eyewitness to the crash, told CBS News affiliate WCBI that he and his wife were driving on a nearby road when he saw the plane banking in really hard and saw the plume of smoke. I told my wife That plane crashed, Johnson said. He said that he pulled over to see if there was anybody I could help, but said there was a massive flame in the debris field, causing him to realize there wasn t anything he could do. Emergency responders arrived, he said, including National Guardsmen, and fire trucks were on scene within three minutes, he said.The Tupelo Regional Airport is more than 65 years old and serves as a transportation hub for northern Mississippi. The airport s website also advertises flying lessons.Tupelo has a p stanley cup opulation of about 38,000 people and is about 190 miles from Jackson, the state s capi stanley cup tal city. More from CBS News M Sprk Philadelphia s 6ABC helicopter crashes in South Jersey; victims ID d
EAST ROCKAWAY, N.Y. --More than 500 students on Long Island will now have to use clear backpacks in school, CBS New York reports. The East Rockaway School District has distributed the bags to everyone in middle and high school.It s meant as a safety precaution following the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. When students returned from spring break to campus, they were required to use clear backpacks and wear identification badges at all times. Starting off the last quarter of senior year right, with a good olrsquo; violation of privacy! pic.twitter/Glf9C14dsqmdash; Delaney Tarr @delaneytarr April 2, 2018 And that, they are pic.twitter/QuqOt1V4aUmdash; Kyra Parrow @longlivekcx April 2, 2018 In Florida, Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie also said metal detectors may soon be installed at the high school in mizuno Parkland, Florida, where a former student carried an assault weapon air force 1 in a large bag and killed 17 people on Valentine s Day. af1 More from CBS News Tumblers sold at Wawa stores recalled after reports of cuts Trump sues CBS News; network says suit completely without merit