A medical transport plane crashed and caught fire Tuesday afternoon on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona, killing all four passengers, officials said. The crash occurred around 12:40pm, near the Chinle Municipal Airport, as the group was en route to pick up a patient.

Four people were killed Tuesday when a medical transport plane crashed on Navajo Nation land in Arizona, according to tribal police.

Four people are dead after a medical transport plane crashed at around 12:40 p.m. on Tuesday on the Navajo Nation in Chinle. According to a public statement by Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren, the plane was en route to pick up a patient.