Nevada/UNI: At least five people died when a Care Flight air ambulance crashed in the US state of Nevada, media reported.

Five people, including a patient, a patient's family member, a pilot, a flight nurse and a flight paramedic, have died after the Care Flight plane crashed around 9:15 p.m. Friday (05:15 GMT on Saturday) in the unincorporated community of Stagecoach in western Nevada, US broadcaster ABC News reported.

An investigation into the crash is reportedly ongoing.

The cause of the plane crash is not yet known.