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A Learjet crashes near Palm Beach, killing all 9 on board
Nine people aboard a private jet were killed when it crashed and exploded in a fireball near Palm Beach Sunday afternoon.
The plane, a Learjet built in 2004 and registered as N722BD, had departed from Austin and was on its way to the Bahamas, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on X.
Duffy said the plane crashed near Cresthaven, Florida, a neighborhood about 10 miles west of Palm Beach.
"Please join me in praying for the families and loved ones of those we lost," he wrote.
The identities of those on board were not immediately available. Authorities have not said what caused the crash.
Flight-tracking data from FlightRadar24 showed the plane losing about 26,500 feet of altitude over roughly two minutes before…
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