WATCH: People rush to try to help plane crash victims on Texas highway
Summary
Car Crash Laredo Texas in Laredo, Texas: A Cessna Citation Latitude twin-engine business jet carrying six people crashed on Loop 20 highway near the Texas-Mexico border in Laredo, Texas, shortly after 10 p.m. on Tuesday night, June 16, 2026. The plane was nearly sheared in half, tipped on its side, and caught fire after striking a light post and a highway barrier. One person was killed, and it was unclear whether the fatality was a person on the plane or on the ground. Bystanders rushed to the burning aircraft with a sledgehammer and shovel to smash the cockpit window and free those trapped inside; five police officers were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. The Laredo International Airport director said the plane experienced a mechanical failure.
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WATCH: People rush to try to help plane crash victims on Texas highway