Police investigate a single-engine plane crash just south of the Ogden-Hinckley Airport in Roy on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. The plane, which was carrying two passengers, struck a billboard on takeoff and plunged into the grass next to the southbound lanes of I-15. Both passengers were transported to the hospital in critical condition. The southbound lanes of I-15 were expected to remain closed for several hours, according to the Roy Police Department. Colter Peterson, Deseret News
Ashley Imlay
By Ashley Imlay

ROY — Two men were critically injured Sunday afternoon in a small plane crash in Weber County, officials said.

The crash occurred off southbound I-15 in Roy after the plane hit a billboard, the Utah Highway Patrol said.

The National Transportation Security Administration said the plane crashed about a half-mile southwest of Ogden-Hinckley Airport soon after it departed.

One person was flown to a hospital and two people were transported via ambulance.

A video taken after the crash shows bystanders parked off the freeway and a crowd of people surrounding the smoking plane to apparently help.

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A damaged billboard is pictured at the scene of a single-engine plane crash just south of the Ogden-Hinckley Airport in Roy on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. The plane, which was carrying two passengers, struck a billboard on takeoff and plunged into the grass next to the southbound lanes of I-15. Both passengers were transported to the hospital in critical condition. The southbound lanes of I-15 were expected to remain closed for several hours, according to the Roy Police Department. | Colter Peterson, Deseret News
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Police investigate a single-engine plane crash just south of the Ogden-Hinckley Airport in Roy on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. The plane, which was carrying two passengers, struck a billboard on takeoff and plunged into the grass next to the southbound lanes of I-15. Both passengers were transported to the hospital in critical condition. The southbound lanes of I-15 were expected to remain closed for several hours, according to the Roy Police Department. | Colter Peterson, Deseret News
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A plane makes an approach to land behind a billboard another plane struck south of the Ogden-Hinckley Airport in Roy on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. The plane, which was carrying two passengers, struck the billboard on takeoff and plunged into the grass next to the southbound lanes of I-15. Both passengers were transported to the hospital in critical condition. The southbound lanes of I-15 were expected to remain closed for several hours, according to the Roy Police Department. | Colter Peterson, Deseret News
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People gather on a raised railroad track to look at the scene of a single-engine plane crash just south of the Ogden-Hinckley Airport in Roy on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. The plane, which was carrying two passengers, struck a billboard on takeoff and plunged into the grass next to the southbound lanes of I-15. Both passengers were transported to the hospital in critical condition. The southbound lanes of I-15 were expected to remain closed for several hours, according to the Roy Police Department. | Colter Peterson, Deseret News
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Plane parts litter the ground at the scene of a single-engine plane crash just south of the Ogden-Hinckley Airport in Roy on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. The plane, which was carrying two passengers, struck a billboard on takeoff and plunged into the grass next to the southbound lanes of I-15. Both passengers were transported to the hospital in critical condition. The southbound lanes of I-15 were expected to remain closed for several hours, according to the Roy Police Department. | Colter Peterson, Deseret News
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Police investigate a single-engine plane crash just south of the Ogden-Hinckley Airport in Roy on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. The plane, which was carrying two passengers, struck a billboard on takeoff and plunged into the grass next to the southbound lanes of I-15. Both passengers were transported to the hospital in critical condition. The southbound lanes of I-15 were expected to remain closed for several hours, according to the Roy Police Department. | Colter Peterson, Deseret News
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Scott Miller, who helped rescue the occupants of a single-engine plane crash just south of the Ogden-Hinckley Airport in Roy, talks to member of the media near the scene on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. The plane, which was carrying two passengers, struck a billboard, pictured, on takeoff and plunged into the grass next to the southbound lanes of I-15. Both passengers were transported to the hospital in critical condition. The southbound lanes of I-15 were expected to remain closed for several hours, according to the Roy Police Department. | Colter Peterson, Deseret News
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A small plane takes off behind the roof of a house while a child looks at the scene of a single-engine plane crash just south of the Ogden-Hinckley Airport in Roy on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. The plane, which was carrying two passengers, struck a billboard on takeoff and plunged into the grass next to the southbound lanes of I-15. Both passengers were transported to the hospital in critical condition. The southbound lanes of I-15 were expected to remain closed for several hours, according to the Roy Police Department. | Colter Peterson, Deseret News
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Spectators congregate on a railroad track to watch as police investigate a single-engine plane crash just south of Ogden-Hinckley Airport in Roy on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. The plane, which was carrying two passengers, struck a billboard on takeoff and plunged into the grass next to the southbound lanes of I-15. Both passengers were transported to the hospital in critical condition. The southbound lanes of I-15 were expected to remain closed for several hours, according to the Roy Police Department. | Colter Peterson, Deseret News

One person who stopped to help suffered smoke inhalation and was taken to a hospital for treatment, said Roy police officer Stuart Hackworth.

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Hackworth said officers were grateful for those who stopped to help immediately after the crash, but asked that bystanders to clear the area while first responders were working on scene.

No other injuries were reported.

Southbound I-15 was closed in the area of the crash. The UHP asked people traveling I-15 north to drive cautiously and not slow down to observe the crash.

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Security Administration will investigate.

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