Four people were killed when a US Army Osprey plane crashed.

APA reports quoting Independent that the US Marine Third Fleet made a written statement.

An Osprey MV-22B tiltrotor crashed near the California-Mexico border near the town of Glamis.

Four of the crew were killed.

The crew of the plane consists of 5 Marines.

The causes of the accident are being investigated.

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04:43

A US Marine plane has crashed.

APA reports that the statement was made on Facebook by the US Navy Air Base in El Centro.

"We can confirm that a plane belonging to the 3rd Marine Corps Air Loading Wing crashed near Glamis, California," the statement said.

There were also rumors that the plane contained nuclear material, which was denied.

There are no reports of casualties.

According to USNI-News, there were 3-5 people on board the MV-22B Osprey.