A small plane en route to the College Football Playoff semifinal between LSU and Oklahoma crashed into the parking lot of a post office in Louisiana shortly after takeoff Saturday, killing the daughter-in-law of Tigers offensive coordinator Steven Ensminger and four other people on board.
The two-engine Piper Cheyenne crashed in the city of Lafayette about a mile from the regional airport where the flight began.
Six people were on board, five of whom were killed, said Lafayette Fire Chief Robert Benoit. The sixth person was being treated at an area hospital along with two people who were in the post office, he said.
Steven Ensminger Jr., son of the LSU offensive coordinator, said his wife, Carley McCord, was on board the flight and died when it crashed. He said the plane was en route to the Peach Bowl playoff game in Atlanta. Ensminger said he was unable to go to the game and was at work when the crash happened. He said his father called him just before the elder Ensminger got to the stadium. The coach had tears in his eyes when he appeared on the field at the start of the game Saturday afternoon.
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