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BOCA RATON, Fla. (NewsNation) — Three radical were killed and 1 was injured erstwhile a tiny level crashed Friday greeting successful South Florida adjacent a large interstate road and pushed a car onto railroad tracks, officials said.
Boca Raton Fire Rescue adjunct main Michael LaSalle said the level clang that killed each 3 radical connected committee emitted a fireball erstwhile it deed the ground, injuring a idiosyncratic successful a adjacent car. LaSalle said respective roads adjacent the Boca Raton Airport volition stay closed adjacent Interstate 95.
The Federal Aviation Administration identified the level arsenic a Cessna 310 with 3 radical connected board. It went down astir 10:20 a.m. aft departing from Boca Raton Airport bound for Tallahassee, the FAA said successful an email.
Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer said the probe was conscionable beginning.
“We are profoundly saddened to corroborate that a level clang occurred earlier contiguous wrong our community. At this time, details are inactive emerging, and we are moving intimately with exigency responders and authorities," Singer said successful a statement. “Our thoughts are with each those affected by this tragic event. We inquire for patience and respect for the families progressive arsenic investigations continue.”
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating, with the NTSB starring the probe.
The tiny level clang successful South Florida comes a time aft a New York City sightseeing helicopter broke isolated successful midair and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, sidesplitting the aviator and a household of 5 Spanish tourists.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
