US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed that all nine occupants died in the crash.

An aircraft carrying nine people nose-dived into South Florida in the United States and erupted into a giant fireball before crashing near a busy roadway on Sunday.

WATCH: New video shows Learjet 60 business jet crashing near West Palm Beach, Florida.

The plane was completely disintegrated upon impact. Number of casualties unknown. https://t.co/l5JT9KEWnQ

— BNO News (@BNONews) November 1, 2026

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed the death of all nine people on board, describing the disaster as a horrific tragedy.

Today’s plane crash in Palm Beach County, Florida is a horrific tragedy

Here’s what we know:

– At 12:50 PM ET, a Learjet 60 crashed in a neighborhood near Cresthaven, FL

– All 9 people on board were killed

– The aircraft departed from Austin, Texas, and was headed to the Bahamas

– The FAA is sending a team to the scene to support the @NTSB’s investigation

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