One person was killed when a business jet crashed on a highway in Laredo, Texas, and caught fire. Jose Baeza of the Laredo Police Department says the plane had six people onboard and one of them died in the crash. The plane was flying from San José del Cabo to Austin, Texas, when it crashed shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday on the Loop 20 highway. People on the road left their vehicles to frantically try to smash the cockpit window and free those inside. The director of Laredo International Airport says the jet’s pilot radioed the airport asking to land shortly before the crash. He said the pilot reported low fuel and a power outage.
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… [1108 chars]
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Published: 2026-06-17T15:32:30Z
Credit: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
