All 9 people aboard killed as jet plunges into Florida neighbourhood

<p>A business jet carrying nine people nose-dived into a South Florida neighborhood and erupted into a giant fireball that appeared to just miss homes near a busy roadway, killing everyone on board, the US transportation secretary said.</p> <p>Video recorded by people inside their cars captured the terrifying moment the Bahamas-bound aircraft plunged from the sky before striking near the roadway and exploding. Flames flickered around chunks of pavement lining a crater as people milled about, expressing shock that it landed only feet from homes and inches from passing vehicles. Thick black smoke engulfed the crash site.</p> <p>Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy posted on X that the Learjet 60 crashed in Palm Beach County at 12.50pm (local time) and called it a "horrific tragedy".