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

Published
June 18, 2026
Location
Laredo, Texas
northbound lanes of the highway
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Incident type
Crash, Aircraft, 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 13, 2026. The wreckage forced volunteers and first responders to break windows with sledgehammers and shovels to rescue passengers before the plane caught fire.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Joshua Baer Driver Fatal
Unnamed Passenger Passenger Injured

Original reporting

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

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