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1 killed when small plane crashes on Texas highway. People leave vehicles to try to help

Marcus Chen
Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 3:23 PM
1 killed when small plane crashes on Texas highway. People leave vehicles to try to help — WPLG Local 10, Pembroke Pines Health news
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A business jet with six people on board crashed on a highway in Laredo, Texas, and caught fire Tuesday night, authorities said, killing one person and causing chaos as people left their vehicles to frantically try to smash the cockpit window and free those inside.Drivers who came upon the burning plane, which was nearly sheared in half and tipped on its side, captured dramatic rescue scenes on video or rushed toward the aircraft on foot to help. Two people came running with a sledgehammer and shovel, which they used to strike the cockpit glass and try propping open the plane's door.The plane crashed on the Loop 20 highway near the Texas-Mexico border shortly after 10 p.m., said Jose Baeza, an investigator with the Laredo Police Department. He said one person on the plane died in the crash. A person in a car struck by the plane was taken to a hospital in stable condition.Dashcam footage posted on social media showed the aircraft careening down the highway, taking out a light post before

Source: WPLG Local 10

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