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"Like a missile coming down": Learjet crash leaves massive crater on Florida road
All nine people aboard the Learjet 60 were killed when it plunged into Military Trail in Palm Beach County. Officials say about 600 nearby residents are being relocated and the road could stay closed for a month.
All nine people aboard the Learjet 60 that plunged into a Palm Beach County roadway on Sunday were killed, officials said, as video from the scene showed a deep, burning crater torn into Military Trail. Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaking at a rain-soaked news conference near the site, said the descent looked "like a missile coming down and a massive explosion, debris going everywhere."
DeSantis said debris was scattered over a significant distance but that authorities had no reports of anyone on the ground being killed or injured. Asked about the plane's rapid descent, he said: "I think you can make the inference that something happened in the air that was a big problem." Investigators have not determined a cause.
Video recorded minutes after the crash shows a crater spanning the roadway, with flames still burning in the broken asphalt and residents standing at its edge.
Palm Beach County Commissioner Joel Flores said about 600 residents of a nearby mobile home community are being relocated because the entrance to their neighborhood sits next to the wreckage, which he described as a crime scene. "It's a massive crater on Military. That's gonna take some time to fix," Flores said, adding that the southbound side of Military Trail may not reopen for at least 30 days. The county prepared two shelters, with Palm Tran buses and the American Red Cross on standby.
According to the FAA, the jet had departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas for North Eleuthera in the Bahamas and went into a dive of about 350 feet per second before impact. A National Transportation Safety Board go-team is arriving at the site to lead the investigation, and the Florida Department of Transportation is helping the county plan road repairs and detours.
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