{"id":339567,"date":"2026-06-17T07:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/339567\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T07:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:46:09","slug":"business-jet-crashes-on-texas-highway-and-catches-fire-killing-one-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/339567\/","title":{"rendered":"Business jet crashes on Texas highway and catches fire, killing one person"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">A business jet crashed on a highway in Texas and caught fire on Tuesday night, killing one person, according to police.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The plane was carrying six people when it crashed on Loop 20 in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1764949\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southwest\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Laredo, Texas<\/a>, shortly after 10 p.m., according to Jose Baeza, an investigator with the Laredo Police Department.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Baeza also said a vehicle was struck by the aircraft. It was not immediately clear if the person killed was in the aircraft or on the ground.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1764950\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/small-plane-crashes-fort-worth-reportedly-leaving-two-dead-trucks-ablaze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SMALL PLANE CRASHES NEAR HICKS AIRFIELD IN TEXAS, REPORTEDLY CAUSING MULTIPLE SEMI-TRUCK FIRES<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/plane-crash-texas-6-aboard.png\" alt=\"Laredo Police said a plane crashed\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>A business jet crashed on a highway in Texas and caught fire, killing one person. (Laredo Police Department)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The conditions of those aboard the plane were not immediately known.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Authorities initially did not report serious injuries on the ground, though five responding officers were transported to the hospital for <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1764951\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/fires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">smoke inhalation<\/a> according to Baeza.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Loop 20 was closed after the crash and was expected to remain closed into Wednesday morning, Baeza said.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/texas-plane-crash-one-dead.png\" alt=\"Plane crash\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The plane was carrying six people when it crashed on the Loop 20 highway in Laredo, Texas, at around 10 p.m. (Laredo Police Department)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The plane involved in the incident was a Cessna Citation Latitude twin jet, according to data from FlightAware. The plane departed from <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1764952\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/location-mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Los Cabos International Airport in Mexico<\/a> at 6:19 p.m.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">NetJets said in a statement that the crash involved one of its planes. The company said it is working with authorities.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1764953\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/missouri-skydiving-plane-crash-killed-12-aboard-devastating-loss-company-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MISSOURI SKYDIVING PLANE CRASH THAT KILLED ALL 12 ABOARD IS A &#8216;DEVASTATING LOSS,&#8217; COMPANY SAYS<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fire-crew-texas-plane-crash.png\" alt=\"Fire crew responding to a plane crash\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>NetJets said that the crash involved one of its planes. (Laredo Police Department)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">It was unclear what caused the crash as it reached Laredo, which is located about 140 miles southwest of San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Video posted to social media showed the plane on its side and smashed into a highway barrier as the tail was ripped from the fuselage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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