A light aircraft, a Cessna 550, crashed near the San Diego airport in the state of California. According to Dan Eddy, Deputy Chief of the city fire department, several people died as a result of the incident.
We can confirm that the number of victims is more than one. The exact number of people on board is currently being determined, he said at a press conference broadcast by local media.
According to a representative of the emergency services, the crashed plane was private and went down in a residential area.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the crash occurred around 3:45 a.m. local time. The agency, together with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), has begun investigating the causes of the accident.
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