A small private jet crashed early Saturday morning in California and the six people on board, whose identities were not known, were found dead, officials said.
The Cessna C550 crashed near the Murrieta Airport southeast of Los Angeles around 4:15 a.m. local time, the US Civil Aviation Authority (FAA) said in a statement.
Police dispatched to the scene found “a plane completely engulfed in flames in a field” and were able to locate the six passengers, who were pronounced dead at the scene, according to a Riverside County Sheriff’s press release. , where Murietta.
The plane took off from Las Vegas International Airport, the FAA said. Its crash caused a small fire, which was quickly brought under control and firefighters were called in. According to local media, thick fog has settled in the area.
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