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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Hallie Golden

Burning business jet slams into Texas highway as bystanders rush to save passengers

  • 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.

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