The dead are a truck driver and the pilot of the aircraft – a cardiologist from Arizona
At least two people have died after a small twin-engine plane crashed in a residential area near San Diego, NBC News reports. There are burned houses and cars.
One of the victims is a UPS driver. The Express Delivery Company confirmed that its truck was destroyed in the accident and the driver died. The pilot of the flying machine, a cardiologist from Arizona, was the second victim in the accident.
A small plane crashed yesterday in a densely populated suburb in San Diego, California, killing at least two people, including a UPS driver.https://t.co/eqJNgG5Byg
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) October 12, 2021
Dr. Das was also the owner of the plane, according to the Yuma Regional Medical Center.
Two dead and two injured in small plane crash near San Diego high school https://t.co/ZTZ5HMOKHF pic.twitter.com/uTk1Ktl49z
— Zyite.news (@ZyiteGadgets) October 11, 2021
“As an exceptional cardiologist and a man devoted to his family, Dr. Das leaves a lasting legacy,” the hospital said in a statement.
Two people were injured and taken to local hospitals.
LATEST: At least two people killed, two others hospitalized after a small plane crashed in a neighborhood in Santee, California, near San Diego, officials say. https://t.co/okqGLXudlY
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) October 11, 2021
An elderly couple has been rescued from one of the homes damaged in the plane crash, the Associated Press reports.
Neighbors help a couple out of their home after plane crashes into Santee neighborhood. https://t.co/JnZsbBChFz
Video submitted by Amanda Nelson.#sandiego #santee #planecrash #heroes pic.twitter.com/Eqg612wLo8
— CBS 8 San Diego (@CBS8) October 11, 2021
At least three more homes have suffered significant damage, and several vehicles have burned down.
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