An Auburn University student and his father were among the seven people killed in the North Carolina plane crash on Thursday.

Former racecar driver Greg Biffle and members of his family were among seven people who died in a plane crash Thursday in North Carolina, state police said.

The business jet, which was registered to a company run by Biffle, erupted into a large fire when it hit the ground during an attempted landing at Statesville Regional Airport, roughly 45 miles north ...