Plane crash claims three lives in Florida

All three people on board a small plane were on Friday killed when the aircraft crashed in Boca Raton, Florida.

Michael LaSalle, assistant fire chief for Boca Fire Rescue, who confirmed the incident, said the “aircraft had apparently some mechanical issues and went down here on Military Trail”.

ABC News reports that “there was a car on the ground when the incident happened, stating that one man in the vehicle suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the Cessna 310R took off from Boca Raton Airport and was heading to Tallahassee International Airport when it crashed.

The aircraft was reportedly in the air for a little less than 20 minutes before it crashed.

Video shows what appears to be the small plane’s wreckage on railroad tracks next to a road. The fire caused by the crash has been extinguished.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and all affected,” Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer said.

This is coming barely 24 hours after a helicopter crashed into New York’s Hudson River on Thursday claiming the lives of six persons.