Small plane crashes into neighborhood in U.S. San Diego, 2 killed, 8 injured
11:56, 23 May 2025
At least two people were killed and eight others were injured after a small plane crashed into a neighborhood in U.S. southwestern city of San Diego early Thursday morning, authorities said, Xinhua reported.
The San Diego Police Department said in a post on X that the crash also damaged around 10 buildings in the neighborhood.
Local officials confirmed that the small plane, a Cessna jet, crashed into the Murphy Canyon neighborhood just before 4 a.m. local time.
The crash sparked fires in multiple residences and vehicles, Dan Eddy, assistant chief of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, told the media.
In late April, a small police plane crashed near the shore of Thailand's resort town of Hua Hin, killing six people.