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  "id": 17716567,
  "title": "All 9 people aboard a jet that crashed in Florida have died, transportation secretary says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/all-9-people-aboard-a-jet-that-crashed-in-florida-have-died-17716567",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T01:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261102/all-9-people-aboard-a-jet-that-crashed-in-florida-have-died-transportation-secretary-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A business jet carrying nine occupants crashed in a residential area of South Florida on Sunday, reducing to a massive inferno that narrowly avoided nearby homes before landing on a busy road, according to initial reports. All nine individuals on board perished in the catastrophic accident, as confirmed by the nation's transportation secretary. Eyewitnesses captured the harrowing scene through car videos, which showed the aircraft plummeting out of the sky, striking a roadway and detonating at the crash site. Lava-like flames engulfed the wreckage, with remnants of the pavement scattered around. Thick black smoke billowed from the impact zone as people gathered to express their shock at the plane's astonishing proximity to residences and moving vehicles. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on X that the Learjet 60 experienced the crash in Palm Beach County at 12:50 PM, describing it as a \"horrific tragedy.\" The Federal Aviation Administration pledged to assist the National Transportation Safety Board's investigation into the incident. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis reported that there were no immediate casualties among the population on the ground. DeSantis characterized the plane crash as \"a cataclysmic plane crash.\"",
  "summary": "WEST PALM BEACH — A business jet carrying nine people nose-dived into a South Florida neighborhood Sunday and erupted into a giant fireball that appeared to just miss homes before crashing near a busy roadway. Everyone on board was killed, the nation's transportation secretary said. Video recorded by people inside their cars captured the terrifying moment the Bahamas-bound aircraft plunged from…",
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        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "All 9 people aboard a jet that crashed in Florida have died, transportation secretary says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/all-9-people-aboard-a-jet-that-crashed-in-florida-have-died-17690991",
        "published": "2026-11-01T20:37:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "All 9 people aboard a jet that crashed in Florida have died, transportation secretary says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/all-9-people-aboard-a-jet-that-crashed-in-florida-have-died",
        "published": "2026-11-01T22:05:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}