A plane crashed into a trailer parked on the road in Texas, causing a fire. The father and son traveling on the plane died in this accident. The plane and about 10 trailers were destroyed in the fire. The FAA is investigating the matter.
Texas: After colliding with the trailers parked here, a plane turned into a ball of fire, in which the passengers died tragically. In this accident that happened on Sunday afternoon in Texas, USA, an uncontrolled plane running on the road collided with an 18-wheeler trailer and the vehicles parked behind it. The front part of the plane hit the road and then rammed into other vehicles at high speed. Both the passengers on board the plane died on the spot. Eyewitnesses say that black smoke and flames rising from the scene, as well as a loud bang, were seen and heard far and wide. An eyewitness said that black smoke had risen to a height of about 100 feet.
Smoke rose more than 100 feet, father and son died on the spot
The accident occurred near Hicks Airfield in Tarrant County, Texas. This location is between Fort Worth Alliance Airport and Fort Worth Meacham Airport. The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has started investigating the matter. A father and son from Bartonville died in the accident. His twin-engine plane collided with several tractor-trailers. The accident happened around 1:30 pm on Sunday afternoon. The rescue team reached the spot within 5 minutes, but by then about 10 trailers were completely burnt.
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According to reports, Michael Daly and his son John Daly died on the spot. The plane that was involved in the accident had taken off from Alliance Airport. Whether there were any other passengers in the plane or not has not been confirmed yet. The fire could be controlled after more than an hour of effort. The grass near the spot has also been burnt to ashes. One of those killed was the owner of a software company.
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