Private jet crashes in Florida, USA; 9 dead

A private Learjet 60 crashed in a residential area in Florida, USA, resulting in the death of all nine people on board, the Department of Transportation confirmed. The aircraft, which was traveling from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas, crashed in the Cresthaven area near Palm Beach. Before the crash, the pilot radioed air traffic control reporting an emergency, stating they were losing altitude rapidly and were out of time. Surveillance footage shows the jet plunging vertically into a road, causing a massive explosion. Governor Ron DeSantis described the crash site as horrifying, though authorities confirmed no one on the ground was injured. A federal investigation into the cause of the crash is currently underway.