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

Published
June 18, 2026
Location
Laredo, Texas
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 16, 2026. Volunteers and first responders used sledgehammers and shovels to break windows and help passengers escape before firefighters extinguished the fire.

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 | Louisiana First News

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