Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFirefighters work at the site of a plane crash, in Laredo, TexaS (Reuters)A business jet crashed and erupted in flames on Loop 20 highway in Laredo, Texas, on Tuesday night, resulting in one fatality. The aircraft, a Cessna Citation Latitude twin jet owned by NetJets, was carrying six people and had departed from Los Cabos International Airport in Mexico. Bystanders abandoned their vehicles to frantically smash the cockpit window and assist in rescuing occupants from the burning plane. Five officers were hospitalized for smoke inhalation, but it remains unclear if the deceased person was an occupant of the aircraft or someone on the ground. The cause of the crash, which left the plane embedded in a highway barrier with its tail ripped off, is currently unknown and under investigation. In fullWarren Buffett-owned jet crashes into flames on Texas highwayThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Burning business jet slams into Texas highway as bystanders rush to save passengers
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFirefighters work at the site of a plane crash, in Laredo, TexaS (Reuters)A business jet crashed and erupted in flames on Loop 20 highway in Laredo, Texas, on Tuesday night, resulting in one fatality. The aircraft, a Cessna Citation Latitude twin jet owned by NetJets, was carrying six people and had departed from Los Cabos International Airport in Mexico. Bystanders abandoned their vehicles to frantically smash the cockpit window and assist in rescuing occupants from the burning plane. Five officers were hospitalized for smoke inhalation, but it remains unclear if the deceased person was an occupant of the aircraft or someone on the ground. The cause of the crash, which left the plane embedded in a highway barrier with its tail ripped off, is currently unknown and under investigation. In fullWarren Buffett-owned jet crashes into flames on Texas highwayThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
