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A small jet carrying six people crashed on a highway in South Texas Tuesday evening, with bystanders jumping in to assist emergency services in rescuing passengers from the fiery wreckage.
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Laredo, Texas, USA
Who
Jose Baeza, Jose Espinoza, Gilberto Sanchez, NetJets, National Transportation Security Board, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, CNN, KGNS
What
A small jet carrying six people crashed on a highway in South Texas Tuesday evening, with bystanders jumping in to assist emergency services in rescuing passengers from the fiery wreckage.
When
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:26:39 GMT · 8h 11m ago
Where
Laredo, Texas, USA ·
Why
The plane reported mechanical issues and lost contact with air traffic controllers before it crashed, hitting a moving vehicle on its descent.
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How this affects you
One person was killed in the crash of a NetJets business jet, and five police officers were injured during the rescue operation, leading to a highway closure and federal investigations.
Story chain
7 events in this thread- U.S. Domestic5h 20m agoA private jet crashed on a highway in Laredo, Texas, on Tuesday night, killing one of the six people on board.Open article
- U.S. Domestic5h 20m agoA private jet crashed on a highway in Laredo, Texas, killing one of the six people on board.Open article
- U.S. Domestic8h 5m agoOne person was killed after a privately owned aircraft carrying six people crashed Tuesday night on Loop 20, according to the Laredo Police Department.Open article
- U.S. Domestic8h 5m agoOne person was killed when a privately owned aircraft carrying six people crashed Tuesday night on Loop 20 in Laredo.Open article
- U.S. Domestic8h 11m agoA small jet carrying six people crashed on Laredo’s Loop 20 highway in South Texas Tuesday evening, killing one person.Open article
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- U.S. Domestic8h 11m agoA NetJets-operated Cessna Citation Latitude business jet, carrying six people, crashed on Laredo’s Loop 20 highway on Tuesday evening, resulting in one fatality.Open article