A business jet crashed on a highway in Laredo, Texas, and caught fire Tuesday night, killing one person and causing chaos as people left their vehicles to frantically try to smash the cockpit window and free those inside.
The plane had six people onboard when it crashed on the Loop 20 highway shortly after 10 p.m., said Jose Baeza, an investigator with the Laredo Police Department. It was unclear if the person who died was on the plane or the ground.
No injuries on the ground were immediately reported, though five officers were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
The plane was a Cessna Citation Latitude twin jet, according to information from FligthAware, an aviation tracking and data company. It departed from Los Cabos International Airport in Mexico at 6:19 p.m.
It's not clear what caused the crash as it reached Laredo, about 140 miles (225 kilometers) southwest of San Antonio. Video posted to social media showed the plane on its side, smashed into a highway barrier. The tail was ripped from the fuselage,
Zayra Garza, an esthetician, was driving her coworkers home when she came upon the crash. She began shooting video as she approached the scene and then stopped her vehicle across from the crippled jet, which was on fire.
She saw someone inside the plane trying to break the cockpit window to escape. Soon, people got out of their vehicles to try to smash the window from the outside.
Garza’s husband jumped out of their vehicle to help and Garza then saw the door of the plane open. She said three people who looked to be teenagers rushed out, followed by someone who appeared to be a pilot. Another member of the crew tried to pull out a person who seemed to be unconscious .
“It looked like part of a movie. I was in shock,” Garza said.
“What was worrying me was the fire,” she said. “I was concerned that it could have just exploded at any time.”
NetJets said in a statement that the crash involved one of its aircraft and it is working with authorities. NetJets is owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and allows people to buy part ownership in private jets.
People attempt to pull passengers out of a plane after it crashed on a highway Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Laredo, Texas. (Zayra Garza via AP)
People attempt to pull passengers out of a plane after it crashed on a highway Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Laredo, Texas. (Zayra Garza via AP)
A passenger, top, jumps out of a plane after it crashed on a highway as other people help Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Laredo, Texas. (Zayra Garza via AP)
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Lowe hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning, Bryan Reynolds went deep from both sides of the plate and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from an early four-run deficit to beat the Athletics 6-5 on Tuesday night.
Reynolds finished with four hits, three RBIs and three runs scored. Ryan O'Hearn also had three hits for the Pirates (37-37), who had lost eight of 10.
Zack Gelof went 3 for 3 with a homer and two RBIs for the A's, extending his hitting streak to 20 games — the longest active run in the majors.
With the score tied 5-all, Lowe squared up a slider from Elvis Alvarado (2-1) and drove it over the right-field wall for his 18th homer, snapping a 1-for-18 slump.
Reynolds, batting right-handed, connected on his first homer of the night in the sixth, sending a flyball to straightaway center for a solo shot. Endy Rodríguez hit an RBI single later in the inning, leaving Pittsburgh down 4-3.
Gelof launched a solo homer in the bottom half before Reynolds, batting left-handed this time, crushed his second homer of the night in the seventh — a two-run shot that tied it at 5 and gave him his ninth career multihomer game.
Reynolds extended his on-base streak to 23 games, the second-longest current run in the majors.
Mason Montgomery (2-1) threw a hitless eighth, striking out two, before Gregory Soto closed out the ninth to earn his 11th save.
Pirates starter Mitch Keller gave up five runs — four earned — and five hits while striking out seven in 5 1/3 innings.
Lawrence Butler hit an RBI double that gave the Athletics a 4-0 lead in the first. Gelof knocked in a run with an infield single, and two more scored on a throwing error by first baseman Spencer Horwitz.
A's starter Jack Perkins struck out six in five innings. He allowed three runs and six hits.
Pirates RHP Braxton Ashcraft (5-3, 3.30 ERA) faces RHP Aaron Civale (5-2, 4.20) in the series finale Wednesday.
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Pittsburgh Pirates' Bryan Reynolds (10) celebrates his solo home run with Ryan O'Hearn, left, during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Pittsburgh Pirates' Bryan Reynolds hits a two run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Athletics Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Pittsburgh Pirates' Bryan Reynolds (10) celebrates in the dugout with his teammates after hitting a two run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Athletics Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Pittsburgh Pirates' Brandon Lowe (5) rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Pittsburgh Pirates' Brandon Lowe (5) celebrates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Pittsburgh Pirates' Brandon Lowe hits a solo home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
