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5 Killed after Small Airplane Crashes in Nashville

A handout photo made available by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) shows debris at the site of a small plane crash alongside Interstate 40 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, 04 March 2024. EPA/METROPOLITAN NASHVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT HANDOUT
A handout photo made available by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) shows debris at the site of a small plane crash alongside Interstate 40 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, 04 March 2024. EPA/METROPOLITAN NASHVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT HANDOUT
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5 Killed after Small Airplane Crashes in Nashville

A handout photo made available by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) shows debris at the site of a small plane crash alongside Interstate 40 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, 04 March 2024. EPA/METROPOLITAN NASHVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT HANDOUT
A handout photo made available by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) shows debris at the site of a small plane crash alongside Interstate 40 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, 04 March 2024. EPA/METROPOLITAN NASHVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT HANDOUT

Five people died after a single-engine airplane crashed near an interstate highway in Nashville, shutting down multiple lanes, the US city's metro police department said early on Tuesday.

The plane crashed off the eastbound lanes past the Charlotte Pike exit, police said in a post on social media platform X.

The control tower at Nashville's John Tune airport received a message from a pilot at about 7:40 p.m. ET on Monday (0040 GMT on Tuesday) saying their aircraft was experiencing engine and power failure and needed permission to land, a police spokesperson told reporters on Monday night, according to ABC News.

A spokesperson for the Nashville Fire Department told the television network the plane imploded on impact. The "impact was catastrophic and did not leave any survivors," the representative said.

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Bangladesh Extends Curfew ahead of Court Hearing on Controversial Job Quotas

18 July 2024, Bangladesh, Dhaka: People and police clash during a protest against the government's job quota system. Photo: Rubel Karmaker/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
18 July 2024, Bangladesh, Dhaka: People and police clash during a protest against the government's job quota system. Photo: Rubel Karmaker/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
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Bangladesh Extends Curfew ahead of Court Hearing on Controversial Job Quotas

18 July 2024, Bangladesh, Dhaka: People and police clash during a protest against the government's job quota system. Photo: Rubel Karmaker/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
18 July 2024, Bangladesh, Dhaka: People and police clash during a protest against the government's job quota system. Photo: Rubel Karmaker/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Bangladesh extended a curfew on Sunday to control violent student-led protests that have killed at least 114 people, as authorities braced for a Supreme Court hearing later in the day on government job quotas that sparked the anger.
Soldiers have been on patrol on the streets of capital Dhaka, the center of the demonstrations that spiraled into clashes between protesters and security forces, Reuters said.
Internet and text message services in Bangladesh have been suspended since Thursday, cutting the nation off as police cracked down on protesters who defied a ban on public gatherings.
A curfew ordered late on Friday has been extended to 3 p.m. (0900 GMT) on Sunday, until after the Supreme Court hearing, and will continue for an "uncertain time" following a two-hour break for people to gather supplies, local media reported.
Universities and colleges have also been closed since Wednesday.
Nationwide unrest broke out following student anger against quotas for government jobs that included reserving 30% for the families of those who fought for independence from Pakistan.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government had scrapped the quota system in 2018, but a court reinstated it last month.
The Supreme Court suspended the decision after a government appeal and will hear the case on Sunday after agreeing to bring forward a hearing scheduled for Aug. 7.
The demonstrations - the biggest since Hasina was re-elected for a fourth successive term this year - have also been fueled by high unemployment among young people, who make up nearly a fifth of the population.
The US State Department on Saturday raised its travel advisory for Bangladesh to level four, urging American citizens to not travel to the South Asian country.