Police in Boca Raton, Florida, reported a small aircraft crash Friday morning. In a post on social media, officials said there were multiple road closures near I-95 and Glades Road, advising locals to avoid the area. Aerial footage from local news station NBC6 showed authorities assessing damage near a pair of train tracks. The crash comes the day after a sightseeing helicopter crashed in New York City's Hudson River, killing all six people on board.

Multiple people are feared to be dead after a small plane crashed in Boca Raton on Friday. The crash happened in the area of Military Trail and Glades Road, not far from Boca Raton Airport. Aerial footage from Chopper 6 showed debris scattered across a roadway and on train tracks as fire crews hosed down the wreckage. What appeared to be two bodies were seen in the wreckage and a damaged vehicle was also nearby. According to Flightradar24, the aircraft is a Cessna 310R and was heading to Tallahassee but appeared to be circling in the air as it turned back around to Boca Raton Airport. Witnesses who work nearby and saw the crash said they saw the plane flying low and then felt their building shake when it crashed.

Three people have reportedly been killed in a small plane has crashed near Boca Raton Airport in Florida. The death toll was reported by local media but has not been confirmed by authorities. Videos of the scene showed smoke billowing from several fires at the side of a highway lined with palm trees. The aircraft had reported mechanical issues at around 10.17am, according to BocaNewsNow. Boca Raton Police said the N Military Trail was closed between NW 19th St and Butts Rd “due to a small aircraft crash”. It added that the I-95 overpass was also and urged people to “avoid the area”.