Three dead as small plane crashes in Boca Raton Florida

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Three people were killed and another injured when a small aircraft crashed along a busy Florida street.

The six-seater plane crashed on North Military Trail near Butts Road in Boca Raton around 10.20am Friday local time (early Saturday AEST), according to the city’s police department.

Social media users captured the aftermath of the crash. Picture: X

Emergency service rushed to the scene. Picture: South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP

Three people were on board the Cessna 310R, which had taken off from nearby Boca Raton airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

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“Three souls were on board, and we can confirm they were all fatalities,” a fire official told reporters.

Shocked witness took to social media to share footage of the aftermath of the crash.

Investigators did not reveal the identities of the victims.

Emergency personnel respond to the area where a small plane crashed on the railroad tracks beneath the overpass near Interstate 95 in Boca Raton. Picture: AP Photo

According to data from FlightAware, the small plane circled the area for about 20 minutes before it smashed into the ground, sprinkling debris along the road and train tracks.

A fourth person who was driving along North Military Trail at the time of the tragedy sustained non-life-threatening injuries after driving through a fireball.

The aircraft was due to make a 692 kilometre journey to Tallahassee.

Video captured by a witness showed flaming chunks of the aircraft scattered across the roadway and a scorched car that had collided into a tree.

It wasn’t immediately clear what led to the crash.

This story originally appeared in The New York Post.

Originally published as Three dead as small plane crashes in Boca Raton Florida