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Rhode Island couple Thomas and Agatha Perkins died in a plane crash on Oct. 13

Their plane crashed on Interstate 195 near Exit 22 in Dartmouth, Mass.

It remains unclear what caused the crash, which remains under investigation

A Rhode Island couple was killed in a plane crash on a Massachusetts highway on Monday, Oct. 13.

Thomas Perkins, 68, and Agatha Perkins, 66, died after their small aircraft crashed on Interstate 195 near Exit 22 in Dartmouth, Mass. Around 8 a.m., their Socata TBM 700 plane crashed shortly after their takeoff from New Bedford Regional Airport.

Thomas, who was a licensed pilot, was piloting the plane. Agatha was the only other occupant on board. They were headed for Kenosha, Wisc., with an expected arrival time at 10:09 a.m., per Channel 2 News .

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