Two people died and another was seriously injured in the crash of a small commercial flight on the southern Kenai Peninsula on Monday afternoon. The crash occurred near the community of Nanwalek, authorities said.

A small plane has crashed on the southern end of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska State Troopers say. Troopers were responding Monday afternoon to the crash near the community of Nanwalek, troopers spokesman Austin McDaniel said. Additional information will be released once it is available, he said.