With a sledgehammer and a shovel, volunteers raced to save passengers in Texas plane crash

Published
June 18, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Laredo, Texas
northbound lanes of the highway
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Incident type
Aircraft, Crash, Fire

Summary

Car Crash Laredo Texas in Laredo, Texas: A Cessna Citation Latitude twin jet crashed into a highway near Laredo, Texas, on the late Tuesday night of June 17, 2026. The aircraft broke apart and caught fire, but emergency responders and bystanders helped evacuate passengers, resulting in one fatality and several survivors.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Joshua Baer Driver Fatal

Original reporting

With a sledgehammer and a shovel, volunteers raced to save passengers in Texas plane crash | FOX 2

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