Jet crashes in massive fireball near South Florida roadway, killing all 9 onboard
Bahamas-bound business jet plunges from 35,000 feet after pilots report icing and turbulence over radio; no immediate reports of injuries on the ground
A Learjet 60 traveling from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas crashed in a Palm Beach County neighborhood on Sunday, killing all nine people on board, according to Punch. The aircraft plunged from 35,000 feet after pilots reported icing and turbulence over the radio, according to The Times of Israel. Unverified social media clips showed the plane hitting the ground at high speed in a nearly vertical descent, creating a large fireball and a flaming crater near a busy roadside.
The crash occurred near Cresthaven, a neighborhood located less than 11 kilometers from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, according to Euronews and Punch. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed the deaths in a statement, describing the event as a horrific tragedy. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis told reporters near the scene that the crash looked like a missile going down, though there were no immediate reports of injuries to anyone on the ground.
Brief written by urgent.news from The Times of Israel, Euronews, Punch Nigeria, Punch — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
