{"id":11171,"date":"2025-04-11T16:29:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T16:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/11171\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T16:29:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T16:29:08","slug":"plane-crashes-onto-highway-in-boca-raton-florida-killing-two-people-news-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/11171\/","title":{"rendered":"Plane crashes onto highway in Boca, Raton, Florida &#8216;killing two people&#8217; | News US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247180876-4d35.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22894943\" alt=\"Small plane crash. Boca Raton, Florida (Picture: WFLA News 8)\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tWitnesses described unusually \u2018loud and low\u2019 sounds from a plane (Picture: WFLA News 8)<\/p>\n<p>Three people have died after a small plane crashed into a highway in a city in <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a>, local media report.<\/p>\n<p>Footage showed the burning wreckage of the aircraft as well as a car ablaze near the crash site in Boca Raton on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Residents described hearing a plane which sounded \u2018really loud and low\u2019 shortly before.<\/p>\n<p>Flight data appeared to show the Cessna 310R propellor aircraft circling multiple times shortly after taking off from Boca Raton Airport.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<video id=\"3412981\" class=\"video-js\" poster=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/11\/16\/97176911-0-image-a-18_1744384393372.jpg\" data-opts=\"{\" controls=\"\" plane=\"\" crashes=\"\" in=\"\" boca=\"\" raton=\"\" florida=\"\" with=\"\" at=\"\" least=\"\" three=\"\" fatalities=\"\" showed=\"\" the=\"\" burning=\"\" wreckage=\"\" of=\"\" aircraft=\"\" as=\"\" well=\"\" a=\"\" car=\"\" ablaze=\"\" near=\"\" crash=\"\" site=\"\" florida.=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" playsinline=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbrowser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/video><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247179523-439c-e1744383731986.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22894846\" alt=\"Boca Raton. Flight path (Picture: FlightRadar24)\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tFlight tracking data appeared to show the plane circling multiple times (Picture: FlightRadar24)<\/p>\n<p>The pilot reported \u2018mechanical issues\u2019 while attempting to approach the airport, possibly in an attempt to return, according to Boca News Now.<\/p>\n<p>Local police confirmed told people to \u2018avoid the area\u2019 and closed two highways as well as an overpass near the crash site.<\/p>\n<p>Debris was scattered across the road as well as an adjacent railway where the bulk of the wreckage appeared came to a stop.<\/p>\n<p>The body of one of the victims appeared to be briefly visible in early live footage from a local news helicopter.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<video id=\"3412973\" class=\"video-js\" poster=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/11\/16\/97177301-0-image-a-20_1744384612078.jpg\" data-opts=\"{\" controls=\"\" misses=\"\" runway=\"\" and=\"\" explodes=\"\" in=\"\" fireball=\"\" boca=\"\" raton=\"\" florida=\"\" plane=\"\" appears=\"\" to=\"\" be=\"\" a=\"\" cessna=\"\" with=\"\" horrific=\"\" images=\"\" showing=\"\" fire=\"\" smoke=\"\" raging=\"\" at=\"\" the=\"\" crash=\"\" site.=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" playsinline=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbrowser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/video><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"626\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97176911-0-image-a-18_1744384393372.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22895039\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tThe bulk of the wreckage came to a stop onrailway adjacent to the road<\/p>\n<p>The incident comes a day after a fatal helicopter crash in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>A Spanish family of five, including three children, and the pilot were killed after the aircraft<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/10\/fatalities-reported-helicopter-crashes-new-yorks-hudson-river-22889649\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> plunged into the Hudson River on Thursday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The family were pictured smiling together moments before boarding the helicopter for a sightseeing trip.<\/p>\n<p>This year has seen several high-profile air travel incidents, including the collision between an American Airlines Bombardier jet and a US Air Force helicopter in January, which killed 67 people.<\/p>\n<p>The following month eighteen people were injured when another Bombardier jet overturned on landing at Toronto Pearson airport in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>In March, a Boeing jet caught fire shortly after landing in Denver, with all passengers evacuated safely.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0International Air Transport Association (IATA), a body representing 349 airlines from 120 countries, has stressed that although the fatality rate of incidents has increased recently, accidents remain \u2018extremely rare\u2019 overall.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Got a story? 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