NetJets aircraft crashes on Texas highway, killing one and injuring five

People attempt to pull passengers out of a plane after it crashed on a highway on Tuesday, in Laredo, Texas. Photograph: Zayra Garza via AP View image in fullscreen People attempt to pull passengers out of a plane after it crashed on a highway on Tuesday, in Laredo, Texas. Photograph: Zayra Garza via AP NetJets aircraft crashes on Texas highway, killing one and injuring five The jet, owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, lost contact with air traffic control and crashed in Laredo Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A private jet carrying six people crashed on a highway in Laredo, Texas on Tuesday night, killing one person, local police said. Videos shared online by the Laredo police department showed the wreckage of the aircraft and firefighters working at the scene. Other footage, shared by the Associated Press , captured the immediate aftermath of the crash, with flames rising from the plane as police and others worked to pull people from it. The plane had left San José del Cabo in Mexico and was bound for Austin, Texas, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). NetJets, a private plane company owned by Warren Buffett ’s Berkshire Hathaway, said in a statement on Wednesday that one of its aircraft was involved in the accident. “What we have tonight is a tragic event,” Jose Baeza, an investigator with the Laredo police department, told reporters on Tuesday night. Baeza said officers received a radio call from the local airport control tower just before 10pm local time, “indicating that they had an aircraft that was in trouble, that they had lost communication with the aircraft”. “Regrettably and tragically” one person onboard the aircraft died, Baeza said. The five other passengers were transported to local hospitals, he said, and were reported to be in stable condition. Authorities are withholding the identity of the deceased pending notification of next of kin. In a statement to the Guardian, Laredo international airport (LRD) officials said that “at approximately 9:58 pm CDT on June 16, 2026, LRD Air Traffic Control received notification from the flight crew of a Cessna 680 Citation Latitude business jet reporting mechanical difficulties and declaring an emergency while en route from Los Cabos, Mexico , to Austin, Texas. “The aircraft was attempting to divert to LRD when it went down on Loop 20, several miles short of the airfield, and came to rest after striking a passenger vehicle on the highway,” the airport officials said. The statement confirmed that “six individuals were aboard the aircraft” and that “one person was fatally injured”. The “remaining five occupants, along with the driver of the affected vehicle, were transported to local hospitals and are reported to be in stable condition”. The airport officials commended the “swift response of the Laredo Police Department, Laredo Fire Department, area first responders, and the bystanders who acted without hesitation to assist those aboard the aircraft