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A Learjet 60 private jet flying from Austin to the Bahamas crashes into a residential area in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine on board. A massive fireball and black smoke spread at the accident site.
US officials said a Learjet 60 aircraft took to the air todayFlorida It crashed into a residential area to the south, killing all nine on board. this plane arrivestexas Austin took off and was about to fly to the Bahamas.
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Agence France-Presse reported that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement: “Today’s accident in Palm Beach County, Florida, where President Trump’s resort Mar-a-Lago is also located, was a terrible tragedy.”
The Learjet 60 jet carrying nine people went down and then burst into a huge fireball, the Associated Press reported. The plane seemed to narrowly miss the houses and eventually crashed on the side of a busy road, leaving a large blazing crater in the road.
Videos taken by people in their cars recorded the terrifying moment the plane fell from the sky, crashed into the road and exploded. Thick black smoke engulfed the accident site. Flames were coming out from the asphalt debris scattered around the crater and bystanders were shocked to find that the crash site was just a few feet away from houses and inches away from passing vehicles.
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The accident occurred in a residential area near busy roads and homes within Palm Beach County in southern Florida. The scene was once surrounded by fire and thick smoke.
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The Learjet 60 plane took off from Austin, Texas, and was originally headed to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas, but crashed in southern Florida en route.
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There were nine people on board the plane, all of them died after the accident. Eyewitness footage showed the plane burst into flames after diving, filling the air with black smoke and leaving a large fiery crater next to the road.
