A plane has crashed into a backyard of a residential neighbourhood in southern California, killing two people on board and damaging homes, local authorities confirm.
The Ventura County Fire Department said crews got reports Saturday afternoon that a single-engine aircraft had crashed into two houses in Simi Valley, northwest of Los Angeles.
Police and the medical examiner’s office “verified there were two passengers in the aircraft, both of whom were fatally injured in the accident,” the county fire department posted on X.
The two residences were occupied at the time of the incident, but no inhabitants were injured, according to the fire department.
The department’s photos and videos showed firefighters on top of a house with holes in the roof, a knocked-down fence and brick wall dividing residences, and tree tops sheared off.
The Simi Valley Police Department stated that officers found the plane “in the backyard of a residence”.
Police informed CBS News that the pilot, a passenger, and a dog were aboard when the jet crashed at around 2:00 pm.
According to CBS, the plane was a Van’s RV-10 that took off from William J. Fox Airfield in Los Angeles County and was en route to Camarillo Airport in adjacent Ventura County.
In January, a Van’s RV-10, a tiny four-seater plane, crashed into a commercial building near Fullerton Municipal Airport southeast of Los Angeles, killing at least two persons and wounding 18.
