At least two people have died after a private jet attempted to make an emergency landing on a Florida interstate Friday afternoon and instead collided with a car and crashed.
“A Bombardier Challenger 600 jet crashed on Highway I-75 near Naples, Florida, around 3:15 p.m. local time Friday, Feb. 9,” the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement. “Five people were on board.”
“The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate,” the statement continued. “The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and will provide any updates.”
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a statement posted to social media that at least two people were killed in the crash.
“The Federal Aviation Administration has closed a large section of Interstate 75 in Collier County to investigate the crash of an aircraft with two confirmed…
