1 killed in plane crash on Texas highway

admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:35:00 +0000

People attempt to pull passengers out of a plane after it crashed on a highway on Tuesday (June 16, 2026), in Laredo, Texas.
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A small plane crashed on a highway in Laredo, Texas, and caught fire on Tuesday (June 16, 2026) night, causing chaos as people left their vehicles to frantically try to smash the cockpit window and free people inside.

Police say six people were onboard and one was killed. The plane crashed in Laredo shortly after 10 p.m., said Jose Baeza, an investigator with the Laredo Police Department.

There were no immediate reports of any injuries to those in vehicles on the highway, Loop 20, he said. The Loop has been closed in both directions.

Video posted online shows the plane on its side, crashed into a highway barrier.

Zayra Garza, an esthetician, was driving her coworkers home when she came upon the plane crash. She began shooting video as she approached the scene and then stopped her vehicle across from the crippled jet, which was on fire.

She saw someone inside the plane trying to break the cockpit window to escape. Soon, people got out of their vehicles to try to smash the window from the outside.

Garza’s husband jumped out of their vehicle to help and Garza then saw the door of the plane open. She said three people who looked to be teenagers rushed out, followed by someone who appeared to be a pilot. Another member of the crew tried to pull from the plane a person who seemed to be unconscious .

“It looked like part of a movie. I was in shock,” Garza said.

“What was worrying me was the fire,” she said. “I was concerned that it could have just exploded at any time.”

Published – June 17, 2026 12:05 pm IST

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Plane Crashes Into Vehicles On Texas Highway, Splits In Half; 4 Injured

admin — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 04:36:03 +0000

Texas, US:

At least four people were injured after a small plane landed on a South Texas highway on Wednesday before crashing into three cars. After the crash, the twin-engine propeller plane split in two, leaving debris scattered across the busy roadway, the authorities said.

The aircraft crashed on the State Highway Loop 463, in Victoria City of South Texas at around 3 pm, according to a report by NBC.

Four people injured in the crash were taken to the hospitals, of them, three had non-life-threatening wounds. The fourth person was taken to another facility for a higher level of care, police said.

Addressing reporters, Deputy Police Chief Eline Moya of the Victoria Police Department said, “We are glad that it wasn’t worse than what it is. This is not something we see every day.”

“But we are glad that people seem to be OK, and they are getting checked out,” she added.

The moments before the crash and the devastation that followed were captured on camera by observers on the roadway. The footage, which is being widely shared on social media, shows the aircraft flying very low before landing on a street.

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The video then shows the plane splintered in two near the highway overpass, with debris scattered across the road.

The plane, a twin-engine Piper PA-31, was carrying just the pilot at the time of the crash, according to a report by Fox News Digital.

The Victoria Police Department and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have begun their investigation into the crash.

Per a FlightAware report, the aircraft took off from the Victoria Regional Airport around 9:52 am and was airborne for around five hours before the crash.

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1 killed in plane crash on Texas highway

Plane Crashes Into Vehicles On Texas Highway, Splits In Half; 4 Injured