Washington, Rajab 19, 1436, May 8, 2015, SPA -- Four people died Friday when a small plane crashed and burst into flames on an interstate highway near Atlanta, Georgia, forcing the closure of the motorway in both directions, dpa reported. The single-engine plane had taken off from a nearby municipal airport just seconds before slamming onto Interstate 285, according to news reports. The interstate - the ring road around the southern US city - was closed for hours. No one on the ground was injured, but there were a lot of close calls, a DeKalb County Fire Department spokesman told CNN. A few drivers had to swerve to avoid the burning wreckage. -- SPA 22:39 LOCAL TIME 19:39 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w