One dead, five injured after jet crashes on Texas highway

One person was killed and five others were hospitalized after a small private jet crash-landed and caught fire on a major highway in Laredo, Texas, on Tuesday night. The Cessna Citation Latitude, carrying six people, came down on Texas State Highway Loop 20 shortly after 10 p.m., triggering a dramatic rescue effort by first responders and bystanders.

According to Jose Baeza, an investigator with the Laredo Police Department, the aircraft was traveling from Los Cabos International Airport in Mexico to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport when it crashed. One person aboard the plane died in the collision. Five police officers were treated for smoke inhalation sustained during the rescue operation. Officials reported no injuries to motorists on the highway.

Witnesses described seeing the plane descending over Highway 59 while already on fire. Video footage from the scene showed the aircraft on its side, engulfed in flames against a highway barrier. Bystanders and emergency personnel worked urgently to break open the cockpit window and pry open a door to free the occupants.

Zayra Garza, who recorded video of the crash, said she saw someone inside trying to break the window from...