All three people in a small plane were killed after the plane crashed around 10:12 a.m., Friday, April 11, near the Boca Raton Airport.

According to Boca Raton Assistant Fire Chief Michael LaSalle, the aircraft had “some mechanical issues at takeoff and went down on Military Trail, about a mile from the airport.”

LaSalle confirmed all three people on the plane, which was headed to Tallahassee, were killed. A man driving a car on Military Trail was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries, he said. The man swerved from the smoke and fireball and drove into a tree.

After crashing, the plane erupted into flames and sent up large plumes of smoke that nearby homes, offices and schools saw. Fire rescue crews were able to extinguish the fire.

FULL STORY: All three passengers killed after small plane crashes on Military Trail in Boca Raton