Illinois couple killed in plane crash while they were en route to visit son, grandkids for Thanksgiving

Illinois couple killed in plane crash while they were en route to visit son, grandkids for Thanksgiving
The wreckage of the aircraft was cleared soon after (laurenacrawford/Twitter)

WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA: A couple died in a plane crash while they were travelling to North Carolina to visit their family for Thanksgiving, on Saturday, November 19. The couple's family informed WGHP that Patty and Joe Kreher of Freeburg, Illinois, were on their way to meet their son and grandchildren when the tragedy happened. According to the family, the two had made the same trip, from St Louis to North Carolina, numerous times.

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As per the Winston-Salem Journal, spokeswoman for the Winston-Salem Police Department Kira Boyd confirmed a small plane crash on Saturday morning in a neighborhood in which two people died. The twin-engine Piper PA-30 crashed northeast of downtown, the Winston-Salem Fire Department and the Federal Aviation Administration said. The collision happened around 11:15 a.m, People reported.