{"id":444502,"date":"2026-11-01T20:06:06","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T20:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/444502\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T20:06:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T20:06:06","slug":"jet-crashes-into-greenacres-roadway-sparking-explosion-fire-emergency-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/444502\/","title":{"rendered":"Jet crashes into Greenacres roadway, sparking explosion, fire, emergency response"},"content":{"rendered":"

GREENACRES, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A jet plummeted onto a busy Greenacres roadway Sunday afternoon, triggering a fiery explosion that sent a boom echoing for miles and prompted a massive emergency response.<\/p>\n

The crash happened around 12:50 p.m. near South Military Trail and Marilyn Drive, where flames erupted along the roadway and thick smoke billowed into the sky.<\/p>\n

The aircraft was identified as a Learjet 60, a twin-engine business jet registered to LR60271 LLC, a company based in Wilmington, Delaware, according to aircraft registration information.<\/p>\n

According to Flightradar’s flight tracker<\/a>, the plane took off from Austin, Texas, and was reportedly en route to the Bahamas.<\/p>\n

Video from the scene shows flames burning along a damaged stretch of roadway, with broken pavement and debris scattered nearby.<\/p>\n

See also: 3 dead, including 5-year-old boy, in I-95 crash in Martin County<\/a><\/p>\n

There were also reports of power outages in the surrounding area following the explosion, though the extent of the outages has not been confirmed.<\/p>\n

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office<\/a> confirmed it is investigating an aircraft-related incident and announced that all northbound and southbound lanes of Military Trail between Cresthaven Boulevard and 10th Avenue North are closed until further notice.<\/p>\n

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue<\/a> also warned drivers to avoid the area, describing the emergency response as an “extended incident.”<\/p>\n

Motorists are urged to seek alternate routes as authorities continue investigating.<\/p>\n

The crash occurred near several businesses, but officials have not yet confirmed whether anyone was injured or how many people were aboard the aircraft.<\/p>\n

The cause of the crash remains under investigation. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GREENACRES, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A jet plummeted onto a busy Greenacres roadway Sunday afternoon, triggering a fiery explosion…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":444503,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172],"class_list":["post-444502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/444503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}