NEW YORK, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed after a small plane crashed in Wimberley, the U.S. state of Texas, late Thursday night.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Friday a Cessna 421C crashed around 11:25 p.m. local time Thursday (0425 GMT Friday), with five people on board.
Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra confirmed all five occupants died in the crash, adding in a post on social media that preliminary information indicates the aircraft was traveling at high speed at the time of impact.
Emergency responders were dispatched Thursday night to Wimberley, a city roughly 64 kilometers southwest of Austin.
FAA said the agency and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the cause of the crash. ■
