A small business jet crashed on a Texas highway after reporting mechanical issues, killing an Austin tech entrepreneur and injuring five other passengers.

Bystanders and emergency workers rushed to help passengers trapped in the burning wreckage as flames broke out.

The jet crashed about 2.5 miles from the runway as it attempted to divert to Laredo International Airport.

AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.

From a distance, the crash on the South Texas highway appeared to be a tractor-trailer accident, until Zayra Garza and her husband got closer and saw flames and a small jet broken in two.