Boca Raton, April 11: Three people were killed and one was injured when a small plane crashed Friday morning in South Florida near a major interstate highway and pushed a car onto railroad tracks, officials said. Boca Raton Fire Rescue assistant chief Michael LaSalle said the plane crash that killed all three people on board emitted a fireball when it hit the ground, injuring a person in a nearby car.

LaSalle said several roads near the Boca Raton Airport will remain closed near Interstate 95. The Federal Aviation Administration identified the plane as a Cessna 310 with three people on board. It went down about 10:20 am after departing from Boca Raton Airport bound for Tallahassee, the FAA said in an email. Florida Plane Crash: 2 People Killed After Small Aircraft Crashes in Boca Raton in US, Terrifying Video Shows Aftermath of Accident.

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Fire officials told the South Florida Sun Sentinel that the aircraft appeared to have pushed a car onto the railroad tracks, leading to the tracks' closure.

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