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

Published
June 18, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Laredo, Texas
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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 night of a late Tuesday. The aircraft broke in half and caught fire as it struck a truck and came to rest across a concrete barrier. One person was killed while three teenage passengers and two pilots survived after volunteers used tools to break windows and firefighters entered the burning plane. The incident prompted praise for quick civilian and police response that helped save lives.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Joshua Baer Driver Fatal
Unnamed Pilot Driver Hospitalized
Unnamed Passenger Passenger Hospitalized
Unnamed police officer Unknown Injured

Original reporting

With a sledgehammer and a shovel, volunteers raced to save passengers in Texas plane crash | WSAV-TV

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