A business jet with six on board crashed on a Laredo, Texas, highway and caught fire, killing one person and causing chaos as passersby frantically tried to save those inside.

It’s been a tragic week for aviation as two military jets, a skydiving plane and a charter jet crashed over the course of just four days.

Several of the skydivers who were killed when their plane crashed moments after taking off from a Missouri airfield were experienced jumpers.

The aircraft was originally designed to carry a space shuttle and giant rocket boosters.

All 12 people aboard the aircraft died on Sunday when the plane crashed shortly after takeoff near Kansas City.

Twelve people aboard a skydiving plane, including the pilot, were killed after the aircraft crashed in Missouri, according to authorities.

Plane crash witness Zayra Garza joins The Lead.

Eleven passengers and a pilot were killed after the plane climbed about 100 feet and then crashed to the ground at the Butler Memorial Airport in Missouri, officials said.

A small business jet crashed on a Texas highway and caught fire, killing one person as bystanders left their cars to help passengers escape.

Authorities say a pilot and 11 others were killed when a plane taking people on a skydiving outing crashed and caught fire in Missouri.

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