A child who was taken to the hospital after a small plane crashed into a car in South Florida on Monday died, officials announced on Tuesday.
The accident in Pembroke Pines, Florida, located about 20 miles north of Miami, also killed two passengers on the Beechcraft Bonanza single-engine aircraft, according to the location NBC affiliate WTVJ.
Captured footage on the bell of a local resident’s bell showed the moment when the plane fell from the sky just after the takeoff of the NOrth Perry Airport around 15:00 Eastern Time
The video showed the plane crashing and crashing into a car before it hit the ground and caught fire.
Local fire rescue officials said on Monday that, although they managed to put out the fire, the two people on the plane died immediately after the crash, while the adult and child sitting in the car were transported to a local hospital. in serious condition. .
Sources later told local media that the child died later, while the adult was discharged from the hospital.
The names of the adult and child, as well as the passengers of the aircraft killed in the accident, have not yet been released.
The Broward County Aviation Department confirmed the deaths, adding a statement to the NBC News, “We are saddened by this tragic loss of life and offer our sincere condolences during this difficult time.”
Local resident Annabelle Fernandez described the accident scene for WTVJ, saying: “We heard a tremendous noise and went out and everyone was on fire, everything was bad.”
“He got to the car. It was a mother with her son and we don’t know what happened to them. The rescue came and they caught them, ”he added.
The road where the plane crashed remained closed on Tuesday morning, with officials telling WTVJ that the plane also shut down a power line.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the accident, and the NTSB tweeted On Tuesday morning, an investigator had arrived at the scene to begin the on-the-spot investigation.
The NTSB air safety investigator arrived in Pembroke Pines, Florida, this morning to begin the investigation phase at the site.
– NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) March 16, 2021