A personal airplane crashed late Tuesday onto a freeway in Laredo, Texas, killing one of many six folks on board and sending the others to the hospital, police mentioned.
The Laredo Police Division didn’t instantly launch particulars about the one who was killed, saying they have been ready till the individual’s household was notified.
Firefighters work on the website of a airplane crash, in Laredo, Texas, U.S., June 16, 2026.
Laredo Police Division through Reuters
“Our ideas and prayers are with the households and family members affected by the current non-public jet crash,” Mayor Victor Trevino mentioned in an announcement.
Personal aviation firm NetJets mentioned in an announcement, “We’re conscious of an occasion involving a NetJets plane in Laredo, Texas, and are working with authorities.”
Primarily based on FlightRadar24 monitoring information, the airplane was a Cessna Quotation Latitude with the registration N523QS.
The airplane had taken off from Mexico’s San Jose del Cabo on Tuesday night and was sure for Austin, Texas, in accordance with the monitoring information. It diverted to Laredo. The flight observe ends over Laredo’s Bob Bullock Loop, which is Texas State Freeway Loop 20.
Police mentioned they acquired a name at about 10 p.m. native time.
A part of the airplane remained on the highway early on Wednesday, Investigator Joe Baeza advised reporters throughout a press convention. He added that there was additionally jet gas on the highway, which might require a clean-up.
Folks try to drag passengers out of a airplane after it crashed on a freeway Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Laredo, Texas.
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“Loop 20 might be closed each north- and southbound at this intersection for a really very long time,” Beaza mentioned. “That is most likely even going to bleed into the morning hours.”
The FBI was on website, Beaza mentioned. The Nationwide Transportation Security Board advised ABC Information it was conscious of the airplane crash and is at present gathering info.
