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

Published
June 18, 2026
Location
Laredo, Texas
highway northbound lanes
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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 the northbound lanes of a highway in Laredo, Texas, on late Tuesday night. The aircraft caught fire and broke apart, killing one passenger while three teenage passengers and two pilots survived after being rescued by motorists and first responders.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Joshua Baer Driver Fatal
Unnamed Passenger Passenger Injured
Unnamed Pilot Driver Injured
Unnamed Motorist Driver Injured

Original reporting

With a sledgehammer and a shovel, volunteers raced to save passengers in Texas plane crash | National News | mankatofreepress.com

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